Mardela Springs man to take gun law loophole concerns to Congress

Fed up with recent gun violence and their ease of access, Mardela Springs resident and gun owner Donald Singleton is heading to Washington.

He, along with 14 others will join members of Congress in urging President Obama to use his executive power to close the loopholes associated with background check laws.

“You can walk into a store and buy a handgun in many places the same way you can buy a stick of gum. Folks are buying these guns, who have no training, they don’t know what they’re doing.”

According to Singleton, the biggest loophole revolves around gun shows, where no background checks are required. He points to Maryland’s strict gun laws as a great example for change. In Maryland, law says that background checks are required for handgun and assault weapon purchases.

“Another major step is to limit the number of rounds in the magazines. There is no reason anybody needs a semi-automatic weapon with a 30-round banana clip.”

Singleton tells 47 ABC that the main reason he owns guns is for recreational purposes – not for personal protection. He does not support repealing the second amendment. Singleton believes that Americans have the right to bear arms, but he thinks it should be more difficult to get a gun, before we mourn another mass shooting tragedy.

“You look at these mass shootings, you look Umakwa, Newtown, Oak Park, and on and on and on and on, and these people are using high powered assault rifles with 30 round clips.”

Singleton won’t be the only member of the group from the Delmarva states. Two other men from Virginia will accompany him.