Constant Conservative

From the great state of Joe (“Shotgun”) Biden comes more Second Amendment news:

Delaware State Police stopped Alvina Vansickle from purchasing a .22-caliber pistol for self-defense because she was too old and a woman, said Superintendent Col. Thomas MacLeish.

The outrage that followed led to the revelation that Delaware State Police had been keeping lists of gun buyers for years; state law requires them to destroy these records after 60 days.

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Vansickle’s husband, who has legally purchased several weapons over the past several years, spoke on her behalf about the delay.

“Apparently, they thought she might shoot herself with it,” said J.R. Vansickle, 83. “She has a clean record. There was no reason to turn her down. I lost both legs through diabetes. I’m in a wheelchair. We’re an elderly couple. She wanted the gun for self-defense in our home.”

It’s a lengthy article, but well worth the read. Bottom line is that the state police were a) denying a purchase based on somebody’s gut feeling, not any law on the books; and b) keeping firearms purchase records for far longer than they were legally permitted to. One more thing; this system (at least the department that uses it) was apparently put in place as a result of the Brady law of 1994.

Next time Biden talks about how Barack’s not going to take away our Second Amendment, someone needs to ask him what the police do in his state.