Gun permit glitch raises questions

[jkb21921]

81 year old woman in Delaware denied a gun because of her age and that she was a woman. Read the article here:

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200810280345/NEWS01/810280392

 

[Half-cocked]

It's worse than just denying somebody...

In looking into this, it was discovered that Delaware was apparently keeping an illegal gun owner registry...

 

[mike_in_md]

Will the Brady Report Card for Delaware now be updated to give the state an "A" for violating civil rights?

 

[novus collectus]

So under some circumstances Delaware is basically a "may issue" state when it comes to the RKBA.

 

[gamer_jim]

Does Maryland have a registry of gun owners?

 

[novus collectus]

Does Maryland have a registry of gun owners?

Registry...no, but there is a recordation of sale of regulated firearms so they have a good idea who owns handguns and regulated rifles bought after the early 90s. They can't really prove it though and there are also a lot of handgun and regulated rifle owners in MD they have no idea exist.

 

[Half-cocked]

Does Maryland have a registry of gun owners?

In light of the interrogation of one AR-15 owner during the beltway sniper attacks, and the recent midnight raid conducted against a gun owner who made a perfectly legal ammunition purchase that "raised a flag", it would appear that someone working in the Maryland government is, in fact, keeping a database of gun purchases; in effect a registry.

 

[novus collectus]

In light of the interrogation of one AR-15 owner during the beltway sniper attacks, and the recent midnight raid conducted against a gun owner who made a perfectly legal ammunition purchase that "raised a flag", it would appear that someone working in the Maryland government is, in fact, keeping a database of gun purchases; in effect a registry.

The AR15 he bought was recorded as a sale at teh MDSP. There is a recordation of sale by law in MD code, but it is not a gun registry because there are a number of ways to no longer own or even to transfer without the state knowing. If the AR-15 owner told them to go take a hike when they came to his door, there is nothing they could have done because they cannot prove he still owned it at that point.

 

[Spot77]

Any follow up on this? Did granny get her gun?