2018 Gun Owners of Vermont Candidate Report
LOUIS MEYERS
2nd Amendment Stance: RABIDLY ANTI-GUN
District: Chittenden Senate
(Vote up to 6)
Contest: For State Senate
Party: Independent / (Democratic)

Additional Comments: Responded "YES" in 2016 to Gun Sense Vermont when asked "Do you support universal background checks?"
In 2017 he tripled down on his anti-gun platform by wanting REGISTRATION, UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, UNADJUDICATED domestic charges and TSA "No Fly" List prohibitions, and an AR-15 and AK-47 WEAPON BAN!
2017: I also support the following principles:

1) All firearms should be registered with the state. Registration should be free of charge.

2) There should be a background check on all gun buyers. This should completed within 7 days of purchase application.

3) Persons who have been charged with domestic abuse, convicted of violent felonies, or are on TSA no-fly lists should not be allowed to purchase firearms.

4) Certain high-powered fully automatic weapons, such as the AR-15 or AK-47 should not be licensed or permitted in Vermont - except for use by police or military. These are weapons whose only purpose is to kill human beings, often in mass numbers.

Mailing Address:
513 LAMPLITE LN
WILLISTON, VT 05495
Phone Number: (802) 922-1928
Send Email to LOUIS MEYERS: LOUISMEYERS1@GMAIL.COM
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1/2018: Louis Meyers, M.D.
Louis Meyers for State Senate
(RABIDLY ANTI-GUN) Policy Statements on Public Safety
I also support the following principles:
1) All firearms should be registered with the state. Registration should be free of charge.
2) There should be a background check on all gun buyers. This should completed within 7 days of purchase application.
3) Persons who have been charged with domestic abuse or convicted of violent felonies should not be allowed to purchase firearms.
4) We need to consider limiting the size of ammunition clips, in an effort to save lives.

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9/2017: Louis Meyers, M.D.
Louis Meyers for State Senate
Policy Statements on Public Safety
These are troubled times, as Americans face new dangers from both within and outside our borders. Aside from the threat of politically motivated terrorist acts, we are aware of the almost daily mass shootings which scar our country.

A debate on gun control - one which has been ongoing for nearly 50 years - is much in the news.

Vermont has a stake in this debate. We have a history of hunting which is part of the very fabric of the state, and despite the easy availability of guns there has been relatively little gun violence in Vermont. Because of this, a number of Vermont politicians over the years have hedged or skirted entirely the issue of gun control. There are certainly well-known political risks for crossing the NRA. And yet we do not live on an island and are not immune from the possibility of gun-related tragedies. In Vermont, unfortunately, we have a high rate of suicide by guns.

I believe that what is needed is less shouting and more common sense. The second amendment of the Constitution needs to be respected and law-abiding adults in Vermont have the right to own handguns and rifles.

Having said that, I also support the following principles:

1) All firearms should be registered with the state. Registration should be free of charge.

2) There should be a background check on all gun buyers. This should completed within 7 days of purchase application.

3) Persons who have been charged with domestic abuse, convicted of violent felonies, or are on TSA no-fly lists should not be allowed to purchase firearms.

4) Certain high-powered fully automatic weapons, such as the AR-15 or AK-47 should not be licensed or permitted in Vermont - except for use by police or military. These are weapons whose only purpose is to kill human beings, often in mass numbers.

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