Delaware Senate OKs bill limiting firearm magazine capacity

A bill outlawing firearm magazines capable of holding more than 17 rounds has passed Delaware’s Democrat-led Senate with no Republican support. 

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The legislation was approved on a 13-7 vote Tuesday and sent to the House. Sen. Bruce Ennis of Smyrna, a retired state trooper, was the lone Democrat to join GOP lawmakers in opposition. 

The measure is part of a package of gun-control bills that Democrats want to push through the legislature this month after recent mass shootings in other states. 

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Democrats also want to ban several types of semiautomatic firearms and raise the age for buying a rifle from 18 to 21.