Here's the DelCode
http://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c019/sc01/index.shtml. There is a lot of MWAG (man with a gun) discussion and an excellent brochure on
www.deloc.org. If stopped, be polite. Make a note on the officer's name and organization. Take the opportunity to make a positive impression with the officer. Key points bolded.
§ 1902 Questioning and detaining suspects.
(a) A peace officer may stop any person abroad, or in a public place, who the
officer has reasonable ground to suspect is committing, has committed or is about to commit
a crime, and may demand the person's name, address, business abroad and destination.(b) Any person so questioned who fails to give identification or explain the person's actions to the satisfaction of the officer may be detained and further questioned and investigated.
(c) The total period of detention provided for by this section shall not exceed 2 hours. The detention is not an arrest and shall not be recorded as an arrest in any official record. At the end of the detention the person so detained shall be released or be arrested and charged with a crime.
Code 1935, § 5343-B; 48 Del. Laws, c. 304; 11 Del. C. 1953, § 1902; 56 Del. Laws, c. 152, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;
§ 1903 Searching questioned person for weapon.
A peace officer may search for a dangerous weapon any person whom the officer has stopped or detained to question as provided in § 1902 of this title, whenever the
officer has reasonable ground to believe that the officer is in danger if the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a weapon, the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when the officer shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
Code 1935, § 5343C; 48 Del. Laws, c. 304; 11 Del. C. 1953, § 1903; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;