Vermont Legislature: Proposed Bills 2017-2018 (SENATE)			Gun Owners of Vermont Analysis
Bill #	Bill Title, Summary and Sponsors	Bill Status	Action Needed
S.6 BAD	An act relating to requiring background checks for the transfer of firearms Crimes and criminal procedures; firearms; background checks Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that a background check be conducted on the proposed transferee before a firearm may be transferred unless the transfer is between immediate family members, by or to a law enforcement agency, or by or to a law enforcement officer or member of the U.S. Armed Forces acting within the course of his or her official duties. In short, FIREARM REGISTRATION as each firearm sold is recorded into permanent record to be collected and scanned into the federal database. Sponsors: Sen. Philip Baruth, Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Sen. Allison Clarkson, Sen. Debbie Ingram, Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sen. Dick McCormack, Sen. Christopher A. Pearson	Added to S.55
S.20 GOOD	An act relating to permanent licenses for persons 66 years of age or older Subject: Fish and wildlife; hunting; fishing; licenses; no-cost license Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to lower from 70 years of age to 65 years of age the age at which a person may receive certain hunting or fishing licenses at no cost. Sponsors: Sen. Kevin Mullin Additional Sponsors: Sen. Carolyn Whitney Branagan, Sen. Brian Collamore, Sen. Dustin Degree, Sen. Peg Flory, Sen. Dick McCormack, Sen. John Rodgers, Sen. Robert Starr	in Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
S.55 BAD	ALTERED 3/1/18 to An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms Originally: An act relating to territorial jurisdiction over regulated drug sales 3/1/18 Altered DRUG bill to contain Firearm Storage and Sale legislation and after passage the title of the bill be amended to read: An act relating to the disposition of unlawful and abandoned firearms Senators Baruth, Sirotkin, Clarkson, Ingram, Lyons, McCormack, Pearson, Ashe, Ayer, Balint and Brooks moved to amend the bill by adding a new Sec. 6 to read as follows: Sec. 6. 13 V.S.A. § 4019 is added to read: § 4019. FIREARMS TRANSFERS; BACKGROUND CHECKS UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AMENDED TO BILL BY RABID ANTI-GUN SENATORS! 3/2/18 Bill altered AGAIN to add AGE LIMIT FOR PURCHASE OF LONG GUNS! Altered AGAIN to included MAGAZINE BAN (rifles more than 10 rounds, pistols more than 15 rounds). Altered AGAIN to include OUTRIGHT BAN on BUMP STOCKS. Sponsors: 1. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ADDED BY Senators Baruth, Sirotkin, Clarkson, Ingram, Lyons, McCormack, Pearson, Ashe, Ayer, Balint and Brooks Those Senators who voted in the affirmative (BAD) were: Ashe, Ayer, Balint, Baruth, Bray, Brooks, Campion, Clarkson, Cummings, Ingram, Lyons, MacDonald, McCormack, Pearson, Pollina, Sirotkin, White. Those Senators who voted in the negative (GOOD) were: Benning, Branagan, Brock, Collamore, Flory, Kitchel, Mazza, Nitka, Rodgers, Sears, Soucy, Starr, Westman. 2. NEW AGE LIMIT (21) to PURCHASE ANY FIREARM ADDED BY Senators Ashe, Balint, Ayer, Baruth, Bray, Brooks, Campion, Clarkson, Cummings, Ingram, Lyons, McCormack, Pearson, Pollina, Sirotkin and White added Those Senators who voted in the affirmative (BAD) were: Ashe, Ayer, Balint, Baruth, Bray, Brooks, Campion, Clarkson, Cummings, Ingram, Kitchel, Lyons, MacDonald, Mazza, McCormack, Pearson, Pollina, Sears, Sirotkin, Westman, White. Those Senators who voted in the negative (GOOD) were: Benning, Branagan, Brock, Collamore, Flory, Nitka, Rodgers, Soucy, Starr.	Traitorous Phil Scott will sign on Wednesday 4/11/18 at 2pm.
S.80 GOOD	An act relating to the authority of correctional officers to carry firearms Subject: Corrections; law enforcement powers of correctional officers; authority to carry firearms Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to authorize all corrections officers who are certified as law enforcement officers by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council to carry firearms. Sponsors: Sen. Kevin Mullin	In Senate Committee on Institutions
S.117 BAD	An act relating to the sale of ivory or rhinoceros horn Subject: Conservation and development; endangered species; ivory and rhinoceros horn Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit the importation, sale, offer for sale, purchase, barter, or possession with intent to sell of any ivory, ivory product, rhinoceros horn, or rhinoceros horn product in Vermont. Here we go again! The anti-hunting and anti-gun crowds are combining together to "get SOMETHING passed!" Sponsors: Sen. Christopher A. Pearson Additional Sponsors: Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons	In Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
S.221 BAD	An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders Subject: Criminal procedures ; firearms; extreme risk protection orders Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to establish a procedure for a law enforcement officer to obtain an extreme risk protection order. This bill has had several MAJOR changes to protect the constitutional rights of Vermonters. We thank Senator Sears for working with the VT 2A community to fix those issues. HOWEVER, S221 was ALTEREDin the HOUSE Judiciary to REMOVE those very same protections to make the bill EASIER to obtain and IN EFFECT FIVE TIMES LONGER! Sponsors: Sen. Dick Sears ALTERED by ANTI-GUN House Judiciary members: Maxine Grad, Martin LaLonde, Charles Conquest, Selene Colburn, Kimberly Jessup, Martin LaLonde, Ruqaiyah "Kiah" Morris, Barbara Rachelson	Traitorous Phil Scott will sign on Wednesday 4/11/18 at 2pm.
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