Legal Crossfire in the First State: 16-Year-Olds Can Hunt Unsupervised, but 18-to-20s Face Blanket Firearm Ban
In a span of just 48 hours, two separate judicial benches handed down starkly contrasting decisions on Delaware firearm statutes that have been entangled in litigation for years. On September 8, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld lawmakers' 2022 ban on 18-to-20-year-olds purchasing or operating firearms without direct adult supervision. Two days later, on September 10, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that the state cannot ban citizens from manufacturing or assembling their own unserialized firearms. The simultaneous rulings—combined with recently enacted state legislation—have created a contradictory regulatory environment in the middle of active hunting season.
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