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Delaware

Delaware has all of the foundational gun safety laws and recently enacted additional safeguards including raising the minimum age to purchase a firearm and a law to hold irresponsible gun industry members accountable when their actions result in harm. There’s still much more to be done to save lives in the First State, as Delaware’s gun violence rate and gun ownership rate are both near the national average.

123 In an average year, 123 people die by guns in Delaware. More at EveryStat.
#12 in the country for Gun Law Strength. (Down from #11 last year). See why.

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The Center for Structural Equity Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Everytown Community Safety Fund to Sustain Critical Gun Violence Prevention Work in Wilmington

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