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Delaware’s children could very well be next

March 27, 2018

There was a beautiful March For Our Lives in Rehoboth Beach March 24. Of the three politicians there, only our Senator Lopez didn't mention the word 'guns.' He only talked about a "bomb threat." Why?

What he didn't say speaks volumes. Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf and Sen. Chris Coons talked about the need for significant and meaningful gun law reform. This is not a partisan issue. This is about protecting our kids, their mental health and the citizens of Delaware and beyond.

I have hunted ducks and geese. But, I can't imagine needing an AR-15 to do so. Would there even be any meat left? We can still protect the Second Amendment rights of Americans and have reasonable gun reform.

I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I will not be boxed in by labels or platforms that I don't totally agree with. I am a citizen of Delaware who wants to have a better state for our future generations and our present generation - not next year or the year after, but right now, today!

I was truly inspired by the recent March For Our Lives events all over the country, and by the eloquent, young people from Parkland. We can do more in Delaware. Banning bump stocks is not enough. Raising the age to purchase a gun is not enough. Expanding background checks is not enough. We need Delaware not to be the fifth easiest state to acquire a weapon in the U.S. I'm not so naïve that I think that Delaware children couldn't be next.

Steuart Martens
Rehoboth Beach

 

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