HB375 is a bill aimed at the honest citizens of Delaware who own high-capacity magazines. It seems clear that those who support this bill believe you as a Delaware citizen cannot be trusted with these high-capacity magazines, and therefore should be treated as a criminal if you own one.
It looks to me that supporters of this bill are convinced the honest citizens of Delaware are potential killers of the innocents. Why else would these magazine capacity limitations and firearms limitation in SB163 be placed directly on you, the citizen. Could it be these lawmakers believe that Delaware citizens are "a danger to society?"
Consider this: these legislators say they are protecting the children, protecting the children from whom? Apparently from you, the dangerous, untrustworthy, law-abiding citizens of Delaware. They do not aim this bill at criminals, the mentally ill, or those who take psychotropic drugs, but at you, the honest citizen. These legislators must believe you are too dangerous and not trustworthy enough to be allowed to make the decision whether or not you purchase a high-capacity magazine, or even to make the decision as to what type of firearm you should own.
In my opinion there are only two things we can do, accept that we are what they seem to believe we are, or these legislators are not working for us; they are working against us, and we must vote them out of office.
If you believe some of these lawmakers should be voted out of office you can work to this end. Even if you can't vote in their district, you can help those who are running against them. You can knock on doors, make telephone calls, and send emails or texts to potential voters in their districts. You can distribute yard signs, lick envelopes and yes, even donate to their campaigns.
Delaware Primary Elections are Sept. 6. Delaware General Elections are Nov. 6.
Tom Jordan
Lewes
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