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Posted on 04/18/2018 3:19:39 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
In a stark reversal Vermont governor Phil Scott (R) signed a sweeping new gun-control bill into law on Wednesday.
To shouts of "traitor" and "BS," Scott signed S. 55, which institutes sweeping new gun-control measures. The law bans the sale of any firearms to most adults under 21, bans the sale of rifle magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds and handgun magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds, bans private sales of used firearms unless facilitated by a federally licensed gun dealer, and bans the sale and possession of bump-fire stocks. Anyone convicted of breaking the provisions of the law could face up to a year in prison or $1,000 in fines.
The sweeping new gun-control legislation was signed by Scott despite Vermont's low crime rate. In 2016, the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting found only six firearms murders in the entire state—two committed with handguns, two with rifles, one with a shotgun, and one with an unknown firearm. There were also two murders committed with knives.
The governor's signature comes despite previous comments he made during his 2016 election campaign when he told Vermont Public Radio he didn't believe Vermont needed new gun laws.
"I don’t believe that we need more gun restrictions in Vermont at this time," Scott told the news station. "I think we should enforce the ones we have. I think we should focus more on safety and gun education, but also addressing the violence problem that is systemic across the country—and I don't have the answers for that, but that's what's driving this frustration, this outrage. And it's alarming, the horrific acts are alarming. But from my standpoint, I don't believe we need to change our gun laws in Vermont. [A background check requirement on private gun sales] is not something I would support."
*You folks will have to elect some lawmakers who relish FReedom*
Yes, it has already started. I think it’s another wolf in sheep’s clothing; others think otherwise.
Maybe I should stop unpacking? :)
We can keep the *illegal* 30 rd mags, that were given out at the rally.
What? We weren’t supposed to take one?
Ut oh.
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Don’t hold your breath.
"I support the Second Amendment, but I had to ask myself, ‘are we truly doing everything we can to make our kids and communities safer?'" Scott said.
Just ask Ann Frank if she felt more protected after the Nazi's outlawed guns for Jews...
Surely the good folks in VT will be able to run the traitors out of office in 2018 and pass laws respecting the Second Amendment?
Keep unpacking, but work to retire the traitors!
Stay Safe! Stay Armed!
Great things to wake up to, today! 6 inches of snow - on April 18th - and betrayal by one of our state Governors, PRETENDING to be a Conservative.
I’m going out to shovel snow and take out some frustrations!
@#$%^&*!
They are all defensive weapons
Modern Liberals are not into freedom, they are into total subjection. They don’t care about anybody else, just care about being able to tell everybody else how to live. Because they are soooo smart. /sarcasm
Looks like you are right.
That is a quote worth remembering. Thank you for posting it.
Thanks for the link.
What group did all the slash through corrections? Looks really stupid to me. Most are typo corrections, or was it recording scratch through in the original notes.
If this is the “official” copy of the document this looks like it was done on the fly.
Hard for me to believe this will hold up under public scrutiny.
As Rush says: “follow the money”.
Bloomberg??
All politicians are LIARS. Period. FULL STOP.
+1.
Liberals believe that the meaning of words change so what they wrote in the 18th century doesn’t apply today.
Hopefully Ginsberg will die and Kennedy, Breyer, and Sotomayor will retire before too long. Sotomayor’s diabetes is hard on her health.
New Vermont state motto: Live Free disarmed or Die We'll kill you.
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A rock or a brick can be a defensive weapon, depending on what the threat is.
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