The Wilmington Delaware City Council has voted to mandate firearm's registration.

Owners of shotguns, handguns and rifles would have to register existing weapons as well as new ones when they are acquired. Police would issue a certificate that would have to accompany a weapon at all times.

Despite the bill being illegal under Delaware state law, the City Council has threatened to override a Mayoral veto. The bill passed 9-3, and only 9 votes are needed to override a veto. The delusions of the City Council are so off-beat I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[Councilman Norman] Oliver, [who sponsored the bill] said he hopes it would help identify stolen guns and discourage criminals from carrying them.

[Councilman Gerard Kelly claims,] "We register cars. We register houses. We register pit bulls. This is no different."

One of the following, must be true. Either the Wilmington City Council is really fucking stupid, or this is part of their agenda to limit firearms ownership. If Oliver REALLY believes that rapists, murderers, and street gang thugs are going to be discouraged by having to carry an unregistered firearm, than he is unfit to serve public office. If he is merely pressing his anti-gun agenda onto law abiding citizens, than he is unfit to serve public office.

Kelly on the other hand is just a bald face liar. Registration of vehicles and registration of firearms are completely different animals. I'm not going to rehash the whole comparison, but I will point out that owning a vehicle requires no registration, nor is it a Constitutionally protected unalienable right.

(Credit Rodger Schultz for being on top of things)