The Rick Jensen Show Jeff Hague, DSSA President, on how new gun permit to purchase law fails everyone.
Nov 4, 2025
Jeff Hague, President of the Delaware State Sportsman's Association (DSSA), is a staunch advocate for gun owners' rights and is deeply involved in legal challenges to firearms laws. He discusses Delaware's controversial new gun permit-to-purchase law, highlighting how it could hinder law-abiding citizens' ability to protect themselves. Topics include bureaucratic delays, risks of permit revocation, and the law's impact on law enforcement. Hague also reveals legislative shortcomings and DSSA's efforts to block the law, emphasizing the contradiction in facilitating lawful firearm purchases.
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Rights Versus Government Privileges
- Rights become fragile when recast as government-granted privileges, which enables easy revocation.
- Rick Jensen warns that handing protections to politicians lets them remove those protections at will.
Permits Caused False Felony Arrests
- Rick describes Chicago cases where lawful permit-holders were arrested due to database errors.
- He notes many charges are dropped but people still lose time and liberty.
Bill Of Rights Limits Government Power
- Jeff Hague frames constitutional rights as God-given and not government grants.
- He argues that the Bill of Rights exists specifically to limit government infringement.