Justin
Moderator Emeritus
The proposed ban on so-called "assault weapons" has been withdrawn!
http://www.wcax.com/story/20637428/gun-control-bill-shot-down-in-montpelier
Hooray for the Green Mountain State! Way to go to all of our Vermont members who took action and spoke out on this!
http://www.wcax.com/story/20637428/gun-control-bill-shot-down-in-montpelier
Gun control bill shot down in Montpelier
Posted: Jan 21, 2013 3:40 AM MST
Updated: Jan 21, 2013 11:12 AM MST
By WCAX News - bio | email
MONTPELIER, Vt. -
A push to ban assault weapons in Vermont is dead. Sen. Phil Baruth, D-Chittenden County, introduced the bill earlier this month. It would have banned assault-style weapons and capped the number of rounds in a magazine to five.
Baruth says he was inspired to write the bill after the Connecticut school shootings. But now he says there is not enough support in the Statehouse or among Vermonters to pass it.
Hooray for the Green Mountain State! Way to go to all of our Vermont members who took action and spoke out on this!