DE SB69

Establishes a handgun qualified purchaser card system requiring applicants to be at least 21 years old and a firearms qualified purchaser card system for applicants at least 18 years old, both issued by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

Requires all firearm purchasers to present either a valid handgun or firearms qualified purchaser card to licensed dealers and unlicensed persons before any sale or transfer, with cards issued for 90 days (handguns) or 3 years (other firearms).

Mandates that applicants complete a firearms training course within 2 years prior to application, covering firearm safety, safe storage, ammunition handling, shooting fundamentals, federal and state laws, use of deadly force, conflict resolution, and suicide prevention.

Prohibits card issuance to individuals under the minimum age, convicted of felonies or crimes of violence, with mental health adjudications, subject to protection orders, with drug convictions, or who pose danger to themselves or others.

Requires transferors to submit federal firearms transaction records or state-developed alternative forms to the Department within 72 hours of any firearm sale or transfer, maintaining a searchable database accessible to law enforcement during criminal investigations.