Brilliant logic from deputy AG Durstein (excerpted from article below)
[Justice] Valihura also pressed Durstein about an individual's right to carry a gun for self-defense, which he argued is less acute in a park tent or cabin than in a person's home. Durstein said the trade-off for banning guns is a commitment by the state to provide law enforcement in state parks.
"Your own regs state that camping is at your own risk, state forests are a public use area and there are no after-hours, nighttime or weekend security," Valihura noted.
Here's the paragraph from
State Forest Regs 7.5 Camping is at your own risk. State Forests are a public use area and there is no after-hours, nighttime or weekend security. Law enforcement is provided by the Delaware State Police and DNREC should the need arise.
Paraphrased as "When seconds count, police are
hours away (if they can find you at all).