Agreed. They had a winning number of votes by far (!), sponsors just didn’t want to drag the issue thru the threatened filibuster process. It’s a winning issue, those voting for it just want minimum hysteria when they push it through.
My one concern is that it would entrench the notion of CCW permits as a bureaucratic, papered, permissioned privilege - not a RIGHT. Vermont residents would not enjoy “national reciprocity” as they have no paperwork to reciprocate. Alaska went “Vermont style” not long ago, but kept the permit system precisely for reciprocity. The growing momentum toward unlicensed CCW would be stopped with a national CCW reciprocity because that inherently requires paperwork.
This vote, while abandoned (not lost!), was a great step forward. A large majority is now on record as supporting expanded RKBA. Rather than struggling to reach a majority, the issue now is getting clean passage with a clear and real majority. The Brady Bunch must be scared out of their minds...
"Under this provision, individuals with carry permits from their home state, or who are otherwise allowed to carry a firearm in their home state, could carry in any other state that issues permits."
The way that's written, if you have evidence of a Vermont address, it looks like you would be free as a bird. I believe that was from the first paragraph.
I got a feeling CCW will remain a privilege, but if so, then open carry has to be a right. When enough people have the vapors with open carry, only then will concealed carry be free and a RIGHT.