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Sec. 70-2. Weapons generally.
(a)Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession, carry or use a revolver or pistol of any description, a shotgun or rifle which may be used for the explosion of bullets and cartridges, or any air gun, BB gun, gas-operated gun or spring-operated gun, or any instrument, toy or weapon commonly known as a "peashooter," "slingshot" or "beany," or any bow made for the purpose of throwing or projecting missiles of any kind by any means whatsoever, or any knife, whether that instrument is called by any name set forth above or by any other name.
(b)License. The weapons prohibited in subsection (a) of this section shall be permitted upon the grant of a license therefor, if required, in the following situations:
(1)On owner's property. Possession within the possessor's own domicile or business.
(2)Other license or permit. Possession, carrying or use in conformity with a license issued by the state for that weapon or a permit issued by the chief of police.
(3)Shooting ranges. Possession or use at licensed shooting galleries or ranges when the instrument can be fired, discharged or operated in a manner that shall not endanger persons or property, and also in a manner that shall prevent the projectile from traversing any grounds or space outside the limits of the gallery or range.
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4)Unloaded and cased. Carrying of any type of gun whatsoever, when unloaded and properly cased, to or from any licensed gallery or range or to or from an area where hunting is allowed by law. This subsection shall not limit the permitted carrying of guns allowed by subsection (b)(5) of this section.
http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=13910&sid=8
Actual wording is a little more specific than I remembered. now most people will only put them unloaded and in a case to take them to a range or somewhere else to use. if you go by actual wording, you could be going somewhere that
hunting is allowed by law (this is a wide area in kent county). it does not specify that you have to be licensed to hunt or even planning to hunt. while this may be implied, it is also implied that unloaded and cased is an acceptable way to safely transport your gun from a residence to your auto. of course, you being in Dover, were then planning to store it in the trunk for transport
Now where does Dover want to go with this?
Without a license to carry a concealed deadly weapon:
you can not buy a gun! Gasp! (you can't buy a gun if you cant carry it home.)
you can't carry it openly, and you cant carry it concealed....delaware is a MAY issue state. that means total infringement of both the USC and delaware's. good luck.
ps. they stopped you between the house and the car? who did you pi$$ off?