Delaware’s governor is about to sign into law permit requirements for purchase of any gun. Besides being unconstitutional and a tax against the vulnerable, similar laws in Maryland have not worked.
From the Washington Post:
However in Maryland, the annual number of murders over the past decade have exceeded the total in 2013, when the state’s permit law was passed. (2014 is the sole year that is an exception.)
This will be a costly program that does no good and will likely be struck down as unconstitutional.
Legislative analysts estimate that the permitting system will cost taxpayers about $3 million in initial implementation costs, and about $5 million annually thereafter, even after elimination of a proposed training voucher program for low-income people.