Delaware Democrats Split Over Gun Control

By Tom Knighton

When you don’t live in a state but want to see how a state will fall on an issue, you tend to look at how their legislature is made up. If it’s mostly Democrat, you have ample reason to suspect that they’ll pass things like gun control.

Most of the time, that’s a safe bet. Now, it doesn’t mean a Democrat-controlled state will introduce gun control legislation, but it does suggest that if such a bill is introduced, it has a better chance of being passed.

Unless, it seems, we’re talking about Delaware.

There, it seems that the Democrats are split on the issue of guns.

The demise of three gun bills blocked in committee earlier this month has pitted the Democratic Party against an unusual foe: itself.

The Delaware Democratic Party platform calls for “common sense gun safety measures.” But it was Democrats, who control both chambers of the General Assembly, who killed three firearm-related proposals.

Opposition from union members, a traditional Democratic constituency in Delaware, likely played a part in sinking the bills.

Unions?

Well, sure. After all, unions may be a typical constituency for the Democrats, but these are blue-collar folks. Many of these folks are pro-gun folks who own firearms for …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms