Delaware Proposes Gun Purchasing Card Bill, Assault Weapon Ban

By Tom Knighton

When you want to talk politics online, do you have to ask permission from the government to do so?

Do you have to get a special ID card to purchase a computer?

What about when you worship, do you have to ask the state to go to church?

Of course not. These are rights. They’re yours by virtue of you being a living, breathing human being in the greatest nation on the planet. You don’t need to ask permission to exercise rights.

Well, you don’t in most places.

However, in some places like Illinois, you need to get government permission to purchase a firearm in the form of a special ID card. Now, Delaware is considering a similar measure.

In addition to resurrecting proposed bans on certain firearms and ammunition magazines, Democrats also are proposing a new bill requiring anyone who wants to buy a gun in Delaware to obtain permission in advance from state officials.

Under draft legislation expected to be introduced as soon as Wednesday, any Delawarean wanting to buy a firearm would first have to obtain a state-issued “purchaser card,” which would require being fingerprinted and taking an approved firearms training course. Gun dealers, meanwhile, would be required to submit information …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms