| 2018 Gun Owners of Vermont Candidate Report |
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| LINDA K. MYERS |
| 2nd Amendment Stance: PRO 2A |
District: Chittenden 08-1
(Vote up to 2) |
| Contest: For State Representative (incumbent) |
Party: Republican
(BULLET VOTE for ONLY 1) |
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2018 Gun Owners of Vermont Firearm Questionnaire
(Click Score to View Responses) 70% |
2016 Gun Owners of Vermont Firearm Questionnaire
(Click Score to View Responses) 100% |
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Additional Comments: 2014: Sponsored: H.243 (BAD) & H.467 (BAD)
Voted NAY on H.735 (GOOD)
2016: Voted AGAINST gun control bills in 2014 AND 2016! (GOOD)
Sponsored H.297 Ivory Ban bill. (BAD)
2016 GoVT Questionnaire Score: 100%!
2018 GoVT Questionnaire Score: 70%.
Voted against S.55 (GOOD). |
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Mailing Address:
51 FOREST RD
ESSEX JCT, VT 05452
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| Phone Number: (802) 878-3514 |
| Send Email to LINDA K. MYERS: LINDAKMYERS@COMCAST.NET |
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2018 Gun Bills: |
Voted FOR H.422 (BAD). Unanimous vote in both House and Senate.
Bill #1 |
Voted AGAINST S.55 (GOOD)
Bill #2 |
Voted FOR S.221 . Unanimous vote in both House and Senate.
Bill #3 |
VT Digger Wrap-Up Gun Control
S.55, H.221 & H.422
Bill #4 |
2016 Gun Bills: |
2015-16: Sponsored H.297 (BAD):An act relating to the sale of ivory or rhinoceros horn
H.297 would restrict the ownership and sale of ivory and rhino horn objects already owned by Vermonters.
This will impact valuable collector firearms with ivory inlays or grips, as well as antique pianos, jewelry, and trophies.
ALL ivory will have to be disposed of or confiscated by the state.
Any excuse to attack firearms ownership from EVERY direction at once!
Bill #5 |
(2015) Voted AGAINST S.141 Gun Control Bill (GOOD)
Bill #6 |
2015 Gun Owners of Vermont Analysis: Universal Background Check Legislation
Detail of S.141 Votes & GunSense Money
Bill #7 |
2014 Gun Bills: |
2013-14: Sponsored H.0243 (BAD): An act relating to negligent storage of a firearm
Bill makes it a crime for a "person" (not necessarily the gun OWNER) to negligently leave a firearm accessible to a child.
All penalties are felonies, barring said person from possession of firearms as long as they live.
Bill #8 |
2013-14: Sponsored H.0467 (BAD): Mandates the State notify the National Instant Criminal Background Check System when a person is treated for mental illness, whether hospitalized or not hospitalized, so that the person will now appear as a "Prohibited Person" (ie. felon) and will be forever barred the possession of firearms.
There is currently, no way out of the NICS even if the person is no longer a threat, or found not to be mentally ill.
There is NO provision to EVER remove this prohibition!
This type of law is CONTINUOUSLY updated with new restrictions and clauses.
Bill #9 |
2012 Gun Bills: |
(2011) Sponsored one or both of H.83 and H.580 (BAD) or (Senate version S.59):
An act relating to negligent storage of a firearm
Bill #10 |
(2012) Sponsored H.580 (BAD):
This bill would require that information on safe firearm storage practices be distributed by merchants, by pediatricians, by mental health providers, by schools, and hunter safety courses, increase the fine for the offense of furnishing a firearm to a child; prohibit certain children from possessing firearms, require a warning about the risks of unsafe firearm storage to be displayed at every point of purchase of a firearm or private transfer of ownership of a firearm.
Bill #11 |
(2009) H.737 (BAD):
An act relating to negligent storage of a firearm
Bill #12 |
Proposed H.243 (firearms regulation - illegal under the Vermont Constitution):
This bill proposes to make it a crime for a person to negligently leave a firearm accessible to a child (Even if no harm is done! - This can be enforced how? Illegal search.
Source #1 |
Proposed H.467 (firearms regulation - illegal under the Vermont Constitution):
An act relating to reporting dangerous and mentally ill persons to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
What people always forget, is that laws like this can be updated to restrict more and more people deemed 'dangerous'.
Source #2 |
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