Don't see much need as all 3 counties issue permits to anyone meeting the criteria.
Giving a reason for applying,"For defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.” as stated in the DE constitution, seems to do the trick. No (real)sheriff to deal with here; you apply to the superior court.
The map would be all the same color.
Wow! That's great!
But if all you have to do is write those magic words, doesn't that make DE practically "Shall Issue"? What discretion does the issuing authority have if you can legally buy/own a handgun and quote that part of your state constitution back to them?
FWIW I don't get over here (DECCW.com) too often, but I thought one of your counties wasn't issuing CCWs as readily as the others. I think it was your county with the greatest population (New Castle?). IOW, I thought DE was like the situation here in CA where most of the major urban counties (think SFBA, LA and SD), don't issue often whereas the less densely populated counties do.
ETA: I just went over to:
http://deccw.com/index.php?topic=7.0and see that there is an update:
UPDATED 14 Feb 2017
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Also, for the reason you want a CCDW, "For protection of self, family, and property" is being accepted. (FYI, when I did mine, I listed about 8 reasons. Some day time, some night. RADNOR)
Maybe things have improved since I last looked into your counties issuance practice. Congrats!
Looks like all you guys need to do now is an outreach (thru shooting clubs (PPC, IPSC/USPDA, IDPA, etc), shooting ranges, local gun stores, etc), to increase the number of DE CCWers. As John Lott, PhD, points out in this article, increasing #s of CCWers increases the number of 2nd A rights activists which slowly but consistently rolls back the number of anti RKBA laws/ordinances.
The effort in Lansing to ease restrictions on carrying concealed weapons would mark a major change in state gun laws and be the latest in a string of victories for gun-rights advocates in Michigan in recent years.
Last week, the Michigan House approved a series of controversial bills that would allow lawful gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit or state-mandated training.
Since 2001, the state has:
Expanded access to concealed weapon permits
Passed a law allowing Michigan gun owners to "stand your ground"
Streamlined pistol purchases by allowing gun dealers to use instant computer background checks
Eliminated county gun boards, which had decided who received a carry permit
Barred local governments from passing gun ordinances
The trend goes well beyond Michigan, said John Lott Jr., a gun-rights advocate who runs the Crime Prevention Research Center, a nonprofit research center that studies guns and crime.
"That's the same type of thing you've seen in state after state," Lott said. "Generally, what you've seen is a gradual liberalization of gun laws."
Lott said the liberalization typically happens in stages beginning with the right to carry a weapon, the reduction or elimination of gun-free zones, broader access to concealed weapon permits and eventually the elimination of licensing and training requirements.
If true, the sooner you guys increase the # of DE CCWers, the sooner DE gunnies will reap those other benefits too!
ETA2: More evidence increasing the # of DE CCWers will improve gun rights in DE: not a single state since 1986 has gone from less restrictive carry rights to more restrictive (e.g., from May Issue to No Issue; from Shall Issue to either May Issue or No Issue; from Unrestricted to Shall Issue, May Issue or No Issue). Other than CO after Sandy Hook, not a single major anti RKBA law has been passed in a state after it went Shall Issue, and 3 of the 4 lawmakers behind those bills were either recalled or lost reelection (I can't remember which), and the 4th one saw the writing on the wall and did not run again.
