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Final Reading: Days are numbered for Vermont's current sanction for treason

Gun control bills are just in reach for Vermont Democrats, but a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling threatens their advance

“In legislating, there’s always an unknown in a certain sense,” a legislative lawyer told senators during a Friday hearing on proposed gun regulations. “But this is probably more unknown and more uncertain than it has been in a long time.”

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Senate Judiciary Committee hears first discussion of proposed ban on guns at government buildings, hospitals and child care

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Vermont’s criminal statutes include laws banning firearms from schools and courthouses. Do they need additional laws extending that ban to government buildings, hospitals and child care centers? The Senate Judiciary Committee took up that question on Wednesday, hearing nearly three hours of testimony on S. 30, a bill that would make possessing a firearm in those places a misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Phil Baruth, D/P Chittenden, is supported by more than half of the Senate. Its 15 cosponsors include Senate President pro tem Becca Balint, D-Windham, Sen. Brain Campion, D-Bennington, and Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham.