Posted July 22, 2019 5:00 pm by Comments

By Harold Hutchison

Former Representative John Delaney
Former Representative John Delaney

Maryland – -(AmmoLand.com)- When you hear him speak, former Representative John Delaney of Maryland presents himself as a moderate Democrat on the issues. Well, folks, don’t buy it. His position on the Second Amendment is only moderate when you compare it to former presidential candidate Eric Swalwell’s desire to create a New Zealand/New Jersey hybrid of onerous restrictions on the rights of law-abiding Americans.

Delaney served three terms in the House, winning his first election in 2012 in a district that was drawn to include more of Montgomery County. The intent of the redrawn district was to take out long-time Second Amendment ally Roscoe Bartlett, who had represented the district for 20 years when it covered most of western Maryland. During those three terms, Delaney’s record was in line with the anti-Second Amendment agenda of groups like the Brady Campaign.

What is that agenda? Well, let’s look at his record, courtesy of Project VoteSmart. In 2014, he voted against efforts to stop the District of Columbia from implementing severe restrictions on the rights of law-abiding gun owners. He was little better on smaller issues as well. In 2017, he voted to retain a regulation …Read the Rest

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