The bill passed 25-3, with 11 Republican Representatives too scared of the NRA to do their jobs and vote.
Three Republicans that could be facing tough reelection battles in competitive districts voted yes: Michael Ramone, Debbie Hudson and Kevin Hensley.
Two pro-NRA Democrats who must enjoy the organization’s recent attacks against the student survivors of Parkland, Mike Mulrooney and Bill Carson, voted no. Time for them to consider joining the eight lawmakers retiring. Joe Miro and Melanie George Smith was absent. The bill now moves onto the Senate.
HB300 – BANNING BUMP STOCKS.
SPONSORS: Longhurst, McDowell, Townsend, Heffernan, Baumbach, Potter, Cloutier, Henry, Lavelle, Sokola, Bentz, Jaques, Keeley, Kowalko, Matthews, Mitchell, Osienski, Schwartzkopf
YES VOTES: B. Short, Baumbach, Bennett, Bentz, Bolden, Brady, Heffernan, Hensley, Hudson, J.Johnson, Jaques, K.Williams, Keeley, Kowalko, Longhurst, Lynn, Matthews, Mitchell, Osienski, Paradee, Potter, Q.Johnson, Ramone, Schwartzkopf, Viola
NO VOTES: Carson, Mulrooney, Smyk
ABSENT: Smith, Miro
NOT VOTING: Briggs King, Collins, D.Short, Dukes, Gray, Kenton, Outten, Postles, Spiegelman, Wilson, Yearick
HISTORY: Passed House 25-3-11
STATUS: Onto the Senate.
How about all of those courageous “Not Voting” State Representatives? How many more people have to be massacred before they find the courage at least to cast a vote?
How many bumpstocks killed delawareans last year? How many heroin deaths last year? How many pill mills have our law makers turned a blind eye to last year? Worried about bumpstocks while your citizens are dying because you don’t do a thing about access to mental healthcare or provide avenues for success for low and middle class delawareans who don’t have beach houses on your southern coast.