Second Amendment May Have Dodged Bullet In Delaware

By Tom Knighton

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Throughout the nation, more and more states seem to be trying to look at how to restrict a citizen’s right to keep and bear arms. What’s more, it sure looks like more and more of those proposals are passing. It’s hard not to be concerned that the Second Amendment’s days are somewhat numbered.

However, in Delaware, the Second Amendment may well have dodged a bullet.

Delaware gun control advocates are criticizing state Senate leadership for backing away from a promised floor vote on all gun bills.

The measures would have banned assault-style weapons, high capacity magazines and required a permit to buy firearms.

Senate President Pro Tem David McBride (D-Hawk’s Nest) and Senate Majority Whip Nicole Poore (D-New Castle) declined to join State Sens. Harris McDowell (D-Wilmington North) and Bryan Townsend (D-Newark) in releasing the bills from the Senate Executive Committee. It’s a stunning reversal by McBride, who chairs that committee. He’s previously said he would make sure the bills reached the floor this year. Here’s what he said just last month.

“They’re going through Executive Committee because I’m going to get them out,” he said. “It’s important because I think that the Senate needs to stand up and tell …Read the Rest

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