| 2020 Gun Owners of Vermont Candidate Report |
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| BARBARA RACHELSON |
| 2nd Amendment Stance: FANATICALLY ANTI-GUN |
| District: CHI 14 |
| Contest: STATE REPRESENTATIVE (incumbent) |
| Party: DEMOCRATIC |
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| Additional Comments: Received 2022 GunSenseVT Gun Control ENDORSEMENT! |
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Mailing Address:
205 SUMMIT STREET
BURLINGTON, VT 05401
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| Phone Number: (802) 373-0846 |
| Send Email to BARBARA RACHELSON: BARBARA.RACHELSON@GMAIL.COM |
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Candidate's Actions on Gun Control Bills:
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2021-2022 Gun Bills: |
Bill #17: 2021-2022: VOTED FOR S.4 (ACT 87) (BAD): An act relating to procedures involving firearms
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2022/S.4 |
Bill #16: 2021-2022: VOTED FOR S.30 (BAD): An act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms within hospital buildings
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2022/S.30 |
Bill #15: 2021-2022: VOTED FOR H.133 (BAD): An act relating to emergency relief from abuse orders and relinquishment of firearms
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2022/H.133 |
2019-2020 Gun Bills: |
Bill #14: 2019-2020: SPONSORED H.329 (BAD): An act relating to safe storage of firearms
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/H.329 |
Bill #13: 2019:2020: VOTED FOR S.169 (BAD): An act relating to firearms procedures
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/S.169 |
2017-2018 Gun Bills: |
Bill #12: 2017-2018: Voted FOR H.422 (BAD). Unanimous vote in both House and Senate.
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.422 |
Bill #11: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.55 (BAD)
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.55 |
Bill #10: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.221 (Act 97) (BAD)
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.221 |
Bill #9: VT Digger Wrap-Up Gun Control
S.55, H.221 & H.421
https://vtdigger.org/leg_summary/unlawful-firearms/ |
2015-2016 Gun Bills: |
Bill #8: 2015-2016: SPONSORED H.90 (BAD) Burlington Charter Change (Ver 1) - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington regarding police confiscation or seizure of deadly or dangerous weapons.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.090 |
Bill #7: 2015-2016: SPONSORED H.91 (BAD) Burlington Charter Change (Ver 1) - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington requiring firearms to be locked in safe storage depositories or placed in locking devices.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.091 |
Bill #6: 2015-2016: SPONSORED H.92 (BAD) Burlington Charter Change (Ver 1) - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington prohibiting firearms on properties of establishments licensed to serve alcohol on premises.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.092 |
Bill #5: 2015-2016: SPONSORED H.566 (BAD): Subject: Municipal government; municipal charters; City of Burlington; amendment; firearms; safe storage depository; locking device
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to approve an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington that would require that when a firearm is not in a person’s immediate possession or control, it must be locked in a safe storage depository or, by using a locking device, rendered incapable of being fired.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.566 |
Bill #4: 2015-2016: SPONSORED H.567 (BAD): Subject: Municipal government; municipal charters; City of Burlington; amendment; firearm, ammunition, or deadly or dangerous weapon; probable cause; domestic assault; police confiscation
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to approve an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington that would allow a police officer to confiscate temporarily a deadly or dangerous weapon from a person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has committed domestic assault.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.567 |
Bill #3: 2015-2016: SPONSORED H.568 (BAD):An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington prohibiting possession of firearms on premises where alcohol is licensed to be served
Subject: Municipal government; municipal charters; City of Burlington; amendment; premises where alcohol served; firearms possession prohibited
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to approve an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington that would prohibit a person from possessing a firearm on premises where alcohol is licensed to be served.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.568 |
Bill #2: 2015-2016: Sponsored H.775 (BAD)
An act relating to possession and transfer of firearms
Subject: Crimes and criminal procedures; firearms; criminal background checks
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that a criminal background check be conducted on the proposed purchaser before a firearm may be sold unless the sale 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.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.775 |
Bill #1: 2015-2016: Voted FOR S.141 (Act 14) Gun Control Bill (BAD)
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/S.141 |
Articles On Candidate's Stance and Actions on Gun Control: |
Source #2: (2015) "This bill, contrary to what others have said, is not a bill looking to restrict or stigmatize people who have mental health diagnoses… This is about public safety..."
Gun Sense talking point #121
http://watchdog.org/212800/s141-mentally-ill-stigmatization |
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