• Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club, Ltd. v. Small

    Publication Date: 2017-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Regulation
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis G.X. Pileggi and Alexandra D. Rogin, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Ralph K. Durstein and Devera B. Scott, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE, attorneys for appellees.

    Case Number: D67983

    State agencies lacked authority to impose regulations amount to near-total ban on lawful firearms in state parks and forests, where Delaware Constitution protected citizens rights to bear lawful arms both inside and outside the home for the defense of self and family.