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FYI for DE: Hunters win - Regulators lose

hogpatrol

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Here in Delaware, a couple years ago, the regulators gave the OK to use straight wall pistol cartridge firearms for deer. Some went and bought ARs in those cartridges and hunted with them the first year. The black gun anti-s in the department of natural resources decided to bypass the state constitution, existing hunting legislation and banned them. Two organizations and two private citizens filed suit to overturn the ban and won.

BREAKING NEWS!

ATTENTION DEER HUNTERS
COURT RULES SEMI-AUTO PISTOL CALIBER RIFLES OF ALL KINDS LEGAL​


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On Wednesday, November 17, 2020, Delaware Superior Court Judge Noel Eason Primos handed down his long-awaited decision in a case filed by the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, the Bridgeville Rifle and Pistol Club and two individual members challenging DNREC’s interpretation of the law passed by the General Assembly allowing pistol caliber rifles using straight walled ammunition to be used by Delaware hunters during specified deer seasons.

As a result of this decision all semi-automatic rifles, including America’s favorite sporting rifle, the venerable AR-15, chambered for straight-walled pistol caliber ammunition and that otherwise meet the requirements of the statute may now be used to harvest deer in Delaware. A copy of the Court’s well-written 22-page Opinion and Order may be found here.


DSSA, the Bridgeville Club and the two individual members filed this suit after DNREC declared all semi-automatic rifles illegal and unilaterally declared that only ammunition meant specifically for existing pistols would be allowed. The Court found both rules to be contrary to Delaware statutory law and the “regulations” to have violated the Administrative Procedures Act. The case was filed in November of 2019.

We thank the many members and supporters who contributed to DSSA’s Civil Rights Defense Fund to help pay for the costly legal expenses arising from this litigation. We also wish to thank the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund for its support as well.

But please take note that this decision is brand new and that DNREC may still decide to appeal the judge’s decision to the Delaware Supreme Court – this case may not be over.

Your DSSA has been the leading force in protecting the rights of hunters and gun owners in Delaware since 1968. We will continue to fight for your rights in the courts, in the legislature and at the ballot box.

Defending your rights is very expensive, indeed, especially in the courts. This is the third winning lawsuit in which your DSSA has participated in recent years and as the result of the recent elections the need for more litigation looms large in the days and months ahead – we desperately need your continued financial support.​




Full ruling here:

 
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Now if the accusers have to pay legal fees for both sides that would be gold.
Frivolous lawsuits are a crime with both sides lose, attorneys get paid either way.
Two hunting organizations and two private citizens sued the state. I wouldn't call that a frivolous lawsuit, which is one that is clearly a loser. This suit was won.
 
I stand corrected. Frivolous interpretation of law in this case.
Them of the state as misconstrued the law to meet their own desire.
"DNREC declared all semi-automatic rifles illegal and unilaterally declared that only ammunition meant specifically for existing pistols would be allowed."
Yes everyone loses in this case, taxpayers foot the bill.
 
Welcome to the new and improved “our boy is going to be President” State of Delaware!! Give it a year to get really bad!
 
Welcome to the new and improved “our boy is going to be President” State of Delaware!! Give it a year to get really bad!
Every road in the state will be repaved, sewer plants renewed, state parks upgraded, and a hundred other public works projects will be started. It's what presidents do for their home state while in office. Unfortunately gridlock will be the rule for the next four years.
 
I think this will embolden the anti gunners to propose those semi bans and such just to “set an example” for the rest of the country. They tried it last year? or was it the year before. They might get it this time.
I wonder if the drug dealers in Wilmington will comply?
The Governor stopped the filming of a docudrama about Wilmington.
It was going to be called “Murder City”.
Yup! Right in Joe’s back yard! 16 year old kids standing on corners with pistols in their waistbands. They still think that taking MY guns has an effect on that?!?!
 
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Yup! Right in Joe’s back yard! 16 year old kids standing on corners with pistols in their waistbands. They still think that taking MY guns has an effect on that?!?!

Josh, tell me it ain't so! Uncle Joe's homie state is a den of thieves??? Who woulda thought...
 
Yup! Right in Joe’s back yard! 16 year old kids standing on corners with pistols in their waistbands. They still think that taking MY guns has an effect on that?!?!

Josh, tell me it ain't so! Uncle Joe's homie state is a den of thieves??? Who woulda thought...
ABC was going to produce a weekly show called "Murdertown USA" with Wilmington, Delaware as the location. It had and still does have one the highest murder rates for a city its size. The "we don't want to make anyone feel bad even if it is the truth" crybabies shot it down.
 

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