Senate Bill 137

[JOET]

Me too.....

[ThePixelated]

From an NRA-ILA email I got today:

On Wednesday, June 11, Senate Bill 137, sponsored by anti-gun state Senator Harris McDowell (D-1), will be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee.  SB 137 would prohibit the manufacture, sale, transfer or possession of a firearm, firearm component or accessory, including ammunition, which is “undetectable” by standard metal detectors.  SB 137 would go far beyond existing federal law banning undetectable firearms, and because the definitions used in SB 137 are so vague, this measure has the potential to ban possession of many magazines and common cartridge ammunition.

It is critical that you contact your state Senator TODAY and respectfully urge him or her to OPPOSE SB 137.  Contact information for your state Senator can be found here.

Your NRA-ILA will continue to keep you updated when more information is available.

[Radnor]

Blevins called and emailed.  WAITING for her reply and position on it.

[Cbmarine]

Senator Hall-Long is opposed to SB-137

[seniorgeek]

I also emailed all the people on the committee asking them to disregard this bill.

[VWpilot]

Emailed Karen Peterson, no response yet. She is a co-sponsor though. Will advise when (if) I receive an answer from her. ~ Rob.

[VWpilot]

Emailed Karen Peterson, no response yet. She is a co-sponsor though. Will advise when (if) I receive an answer from her. ~ Rob.

Her response:

Thank you for taking the time to write to me.  I appreciate your input.

                                                                             Sen. Karen Peterson

[groundgrid]

Dis anyone go to the committee hearing today and/or know how it went?

[Radnor]

I received a call from Patty Blevins office last night. 

I dont think it came out of committee.
She said she was receiving some calls expressing concern about this Bill.


Lets keep up the pressure.

[Radnor]

I support the bill 100%.

Magnetometer, will this detect ONLY ferrous metals?

[Cbmarine]

http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS147.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+137?Opendocument shows bill still in committee. They added one amendment that corrects bill reference. I sent the e-mail in Reply # 13 to my rep Jaques asking for a response to the questions.

147th General Assembly
Senate Bill # 137

Primary Sponsor:   McDowell    Additional Sponsor(s):    Rep. Keeley
CoSponsors:   Sens. Peterson, Henry, Marshall, Sokola, Townsend & Reps. J. Johnson, Brady, Heffernan, Potter, Jaques
Introduced on :   05/08/2014   
Long Title:   AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Synopsis of Orginal Bill:
(without Amendments)   This bill prohibits the possession, sale and manufacture of a firearm undetectable by metal detectors.
Current Status:    Senate Public Safety Committee   On   05/08/2014
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Amendments:    SA 1 to SB 137 - PWB
Actions History: Jun 10, 2014 - Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
May 08, 2014 - Assigned to Public Safety Committee in Senate

[groundgrid]

We only need to keep it there for the next 18 days.

It will die on its own at the end of this session.

[lynch]

Over at the USACarry forum I read this:

    The bill went to committee, two Republican Senators tried to get a vote to table the bill. The committee chair would not allow a vote, and instead, told the bill's sponsor to re-write the bill. He said that he had not written it, but Biden's office had. We can expect to see a new version of 137 in the future, be aware!

The fella who wrote the above did not list any sources but I thought I would pass it along to see if anyone else had heard this.