What Assault Weapon Ban Failure In Delaware Means For Rest of U.S.

By Tom Knighton

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Delaware is smack-dab in the middle of one of the most anti-gun sections of the United States. It’s not the most anti-gun state by a long shot, but it’s surrounded by some of the worst of the lot. So, it would stand to reason that it would adopt some of the more popular gun control schemes out there.

However, it seems Delaware’s declined to pass an assault weapon ban, which is big.

After failing to pass gun control legislation, Democratic lawmakers and the governor admit they’ve lost the battle this year.

It helps explain why Sunday’s gun rights rally on the steps of Legislative Hall on the last day of this year’s session looked more like a picnic than a protest.

The rally was hosted by Delaware Gun Rights, which formed in 2018 in response to gun control bills introduced that year.

The group is largely credited with stopping this year’s gun control efforts by pressuring union members and threatening Democratic campaign cash.

Three bills were stifled this year that would have banned certain semi-automatic weapons, required a permit to buy and own a gun and capped magazines at 15 rounds.

Now, this is big for Delaware gun owners, but it …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms