Delaware Gun Control Bills To Get Hearing On Wednesday

By Tom Knighton

While gun control isn’t a slam dunk everywhere, it’s still something we all must maintain vigilance regarding. Even in anti-gun states, it’s imperative that we all dig in and fight. Anti-gun lawmakers should never forget that we’re out there and we’re not going to just take whatever they want to dish out lying down.

Delaware is one of those states, though, that’s hard to classify as being either pro-gun or anti-gun. It’s very much in the middle, boasting both preemption and universal background checks. It’s a “may issue” state that, in reality, acts more like “shall issue.” It’s rather middle of the road, really.

However, a handful of bills are up for committee hearings that would seek to tilt them to the anti-gun side.

From the NRA-ILA:

Senate Bill 68 seeks to ban the possession, purchase, manufacture, or sale of the most commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms in Delaware, with limited exceptions. These firearms are popularly owned and used for self-defense, target shooting and hunting. This legislation was also introduced last year at the behest of Governor Carney and relentlessly pushed by anti-gun legislators.

In other words, it’s an assault weapon ban. You’d think anti-gunners would have learned how well these work …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms