Gun Safety Bills Update & ACTION

Gun Bills as of March 5.

Please write letters, post on Facebook, Twitter, call your legislators and the governor.
Below are talking points and the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Governor’s phone numbers. Call Gov. Phil Scott, at:  802-828-3333

Call the Sergeant at Arms and leave a message for any Senator or Rep. 802-828-2228

• S. 221 Passed the Senate by a 30 to 0 vote and will move to the House Chamber after crossover
• Extreme Risk Protection Order This bill proposes a procedure for law enforcement to obtain an extreme risk protection order… that would prohibit a person from possessing a firearm for up to one year if the Family Division of the Superior Court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person poses a significant danger.
• S. 6, Universal Background Checks, was  amended to another existing bill, S 55, and passed the Senate 17 to 14. This bill now goes to the House
• This bill proposes to require that a background check be conducted on the proposed transferee before a firearm may be transferred…. unless the transfer is between immediate family members.
• H. 422  passed the House last session (last year) and will now be considered in the Senate when they reconvene 
• Differences need to be reconciled between House and Senate versions. 
• Provides for the removal of  weapons from a person cited for domestic assault. This bill proposes to require a law enforcement officer to confiscate a dangerous or deadly weapon from a person who is arrested or cited for domestic assault

We need to urge our legislators to support these bills. We can’t let up now. There is an
opportunity now that no one anticipated. We can’t let it slip by.


From Bill Kuch, VT State Messaging Team