Firearm Policies, Procedures & Guidelines (Office of the Attorney General - Delaware)

Caroline Curtis filed this request with the Office of the Attorney General - Delaware of Delaware.
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From: Caroline Curtis

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please include all available segregable data.
Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• incidents involving the use of a firearm.
• the sale and purchase of firearms.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
If various policies or reports exist dependent on the type of firearm, provision of all applicable materials would be greatly appreciated. Should they be voluminous, provision of materials on rolling basis would be greatly appreciated.
Should your agency believe that any additional policies, procedures, reports or other analysis pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, transfer, deaths, incidents, or any related issues may reside with another agency or agencies, indication of such agencies would be greatly appreciated.
Please notify us if further clarification is necessary.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Caroline Curtis

From: OpenGovernment (DOJ)

July 11, 2016

VIA E-MAIL

Caroline Curtis
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

Re: June 17, 2016 FOIA Request

Dear Ms. Curtis:

This is in response to your June 17, 2016, requesting information on:

* Policies, procedures, and data regarding firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer

Please accept my apology for the delay. I have forwarded your request to the appropriate staff. Because the request involves records that will require legal review, I anticipate being able to provide a formal response to your request on or before July 20, 2016. Due to staff absences, certain records may not be available until July 29. In the meantime, you may also wish to contact Superior Court, as it is the state agency which issues Concealed Carry of a Deadly Weapon permits, and the Criminal Justice Council.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Kim Siegel

Kim Siegel
FOIA Coordinator

KS/ks

From: Siegel, Kim (DOJ)

Caroline Curtis
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

Re: June 17, 2016 FOIA Request

Dear Ms. Curtis:

This is in response to your June 17, 2016, requesting information on:

* Policies, procedures, and data regarding firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer

Upon inquiry, the Department of Justice has not yet located any documents responsive to your request. However, as I stated in my July 11 email, certain records may not be available until July 29 due to staff absences. I will follow up with you again on or before August 5.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Kim Siegel

Kim Siegel
FOIA Coordinator

KS/ks

From: Siegel, Kim (DOJ)

July 29, 2016

VIA E-MAIL

Caroline Curtis
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

Re: June 17, 2016 FOIA Request

Dear Ms. Curtis:

This is in response to your June 17, 2016 request for information regarding:

· Policies, procedures, and data regarding firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer

We have not located any public records responsive to your request. To be clear, we have located certain potentially responsive records. However, we have concluded that these records are "investigative files compiled for . . . civil or criminal law-enforcement purposes," which are not "public records" within the meaning of Delaware's Freedom of Information Act. See 29 Del. C. § 10002(l)(3). Unless you have further questions, we will consider the matter closed.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Kim Siegel

Kim Siegel
FOIA Coordinator

KS/ks

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