Posted June 20, 2018 8:30 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

A proposal to ban the sale of many popular semi-auto firearms in the state was rejected by Delaware lawmakers for the second time this month (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Democrats in the state Senate failed on Tuesday to muscle through a rejuvenated bill to outlaw many semi-auto firearms while a gun seizure proposal had better luck.
Although SB 163 had already been turned away by a key Senate committee, Majority Leader David McBride attempted this week to take the unusual step of voting to override the chamber’s rules and hold a floor debate on the measure to ban various guns deemed “assault weapons.” With Dems controlling the body by a single seat, McBride needed all hands on deck to push the override through but failed after two members of his own party crossed the aisle and cast their lot with Republicans.
“I’m sure it comes as no surprise that I am deeply disappointed,” said the bill’s sponsor Sen. Bryan Townsend, D-Newark, immediately after the vote and before he was interrupted by cheering crowds of gun rights supporters. This triggered Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, a fellow Democrat, to warn she was ready to clear the gallery “if we are not in a professional decorum.”
The bill’s

Source: Guns.com

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