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<tr><td><font size="3" font color="black"><B>File #1</B></td><td><font size="3" font color="black">1/3/18: S.221 - An act relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders<BR><BR>

Subject: Criminal procedures ; firearms; extreme risk protection orders<BR>
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.<BR><BR>
THIS IS BLOOMBERG'S #1 NATIONAL PRIORITY!<BR><BR>
Sponsors: Sen. Dick Sears</td><td><font size="3" font color="black"><a href=http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.221 target="_blank">S.221  Extreme Risk Protection Orders (otherwise known as GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS by Everytown and the Violence Policy Center)</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><font size="3" font color="black"><B>File #2</B></td><td><font size="3" font color="black">Another reason we do NOT need Extreme Risk Protection Orders:<BR>United States v. Colby, No. 17-1031 (1st Cir. 2018)<BR>
Justia Opinion Summary<BR>
Another case confirming sentences that reflect a "prohibited persons" using guns in crimes being severely sentenced.  In it, the defendant was convicted on 1st degree murder and other related offenses: received a total of 126-140 years.<BR>45-50 years of that was for possession by a prohibited person.</td><td><font size="3" font color="black"><a href=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca1/17-1031/17-1031-2018-02-14.html?utm_source=summary-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2018-02-15-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-first-circuit-40672b377b&utm_content=text-case-title-3 target="_blank">United States v. Colby, No. 17-1031 (1st Cir. 2018)<BR>
Justia Opinion Summary<BR>
"prohibited person" using firearms in crimes sentenced to 126-140 years.<BR>45-50 years of that was for possession by a prohibited person.</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><font size="3" font color="black"><B>File #3</B></td><td><font size="3" font color="red">Testimony, S.221: Article on "A Gun Control Measure Conservatives should Consider" Dick Sears</td><td><font size="3" font color="red"><a href=https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/gun-control-republicans-consider-grvo/ target="_blank">Anti-Gun Testimony by Senator Sears</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><font size="3" font color="black"><B>File #4</B></td><td><font size="3" font color="red">Testimony, Senate Judiciary Committee:<BR>Tuesday, February 20, 2018<BR>
S.221: Article on A Gun Control Measure Conservatives should Consider Dick Sears<BR>
S.221: Written Testimony Submitted Rev Thomas c. Ely and the Episcopal Church in Vermont</td><td><font size="3" font color="red"><a href=https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/WorkGroups/Senate%20Judiciary/Bills/S.221/S.221~Rev%20Thomas%20c.%20Ely~Writte%20Testimony%20Submitted~2-20-2018.pdf target="_blank">Anti-Gun Testimony by THE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN VERMONT</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><font size="3" font color="black"><B>File #5</B></td><td><font size="3" font color="black">2/23/18: "Senate panel advances ‘extreme risk’ gun legislation"</td><td><font size="3" font color="black"><a href=https://vtdigger.org/2018/02/23/senate-panel-advances-extreme-risk-gun-legislation/ target="_blank">"Senate panel advances ‘extreme risk’ gun legislation"</a></td></tr>
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