Had to work today but here's the text of the letter I sent to each sponsor, co-sponsor, and House Administration Committee members regarding HB58:
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Dear Representatives:
Regarding HB58, entitled AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED CONDUCT IN CONNECTION WITH LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES, I am asking you to oppose this bill for the following reasons-
1. This bill is an encroachment upon on the 2nd Amendment, which you have sworn in your oaths to uphold. That amendment states the following “A well-regulated militia being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of infringe is: act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on: his legal rights were being infringed. A search for the word infringe on search engine Bing.com perhaps states it even more clearly: encroach on somebody's rights or property: to take over land, rights, privileges, or activities that belong to somebody else, especially in a minor or gradual way.
2. Almost all modern semiautomatic handguns ship with magazines that hold 10 or more rounds- Glock, Beretta, Smith & Wesson, Sig Sauer, Springfield, Ruger, etc. just to name a few- this bill would not only prohibit open carry of these firearms with standard capacity magazines, but there also is no provision in this bill, as currently written, for even concealed carry holders, who have already undergone stringent background checks and verification by the state. I have to wonder why you’ve not written in a provision that would provide CCDW holders that courtesy.
3. The number of rounds in a magazine which you have proposed, (10) is an arbitrarily assigned number. On what do you base that allowance? Could someone carry an unlimited amount of such magazines? What reasoning do you have behind such a limitation? What’s the difference whether someone carries 3 10-round magazines or 2 15 round magazines? I ask that you take a few minutes to watch the following shooting demonstration-
http://ow.ly/jCxVg
4. I think I could be in favor of this bill if it were to enact MANDATORY sentences for commission of a violent crime while in possession of a firearm with a magazine capable of holding 10 rounds or more, or even go one better MANDATORY sentences for commission of ANY violent crime with ANY firearm. By doing so, you would not be punishing law-abiding citizens as you are doing with HB58 as it now stands, but instead working hard to take the criminals and thugs off our streets.
Thanks for your time,
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