| 2020 Gun Owners of Vermont Candidate Report |
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| JIM MASLAND |
| 2nd Amendment Stance: FANATICALLY ANTI-GUN |
| District: WDR ORA 2 |
| Contest: STATE REPRESENTATIVE (incumbent) |
| Party: DEMOCRATIC |
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Additional Comments: Received 2022 GunSenseVT Gun Control ENDORSEMENT!
Sponsored H.735, the most unconstitutional bill ever to pass through the halls of Montpelier in 2014, then voted FOR S.141 in 2015!
Bought by Gun Sense for $400. |
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Mailing Address:
714 PERO HILL RD
THETFORD CENTER, VT 5075
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| Phone Number: (802) 785-4146 |
| Send Email to JIM MASLAND: JAMESQ56@YAHOO.COM |
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Candidate's Actions on Gun Control Bills:
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2021-2022 Gun Bills: |
Bill #19: 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 #18: 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 #17: 2021-2022: SPONSORED H.110 (BAD): An act relating to a 48-hour waiting period for firearms transfers
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2022/H.110 |
Bill #16: 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 |
2017-2018 Gun Bills: |
Bill #15: 2017-2018: SPONSOR H.151 (BAD)
An act relating to requiring background checks for the transfer of firearms. (Universal Background Checks v3.0)
Incorporated in S.55
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.151 |
Bill #14: 2017-2018: SPONSOR H.206 (BAD)
An act relating to adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of qualified medical conditions for therapeutic use of cannabis. (Prohibition of Veterans from possessing firearms)
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.206 |
Bill #13: 2017-2018: SPONSOR H.207 (BAD)
An act relating to therapeutic use of marijuana for relieving symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. (Prohibition of Veterans from possessing firearms)
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.207 |
Bill #12: 2017-2018: SPONSOR H.220 (BAD)
An act relating to the sale of ivory or rhinoceros horn
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.220 |
Bill #11: 2017-2018: Voted FOR H.422 (BAD). Unanimous vote in both House and Senate.
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.422 |
Bill #10: 2017-2018: SPONSORED H.876 (BAD)
An act relating to prohibiting bump-fire stocks for firearms
This was incorporated into S.55
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.876 |
Bill #9: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.55 (BAD)
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.55 |
Bill #8: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.221 (Act 97) (BAD)
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.221 |
Bill #7: VT Digger Wrap-Up Gun Control
S.55, H.221 & H.421
https://vtdigger.org/leg_summary/unlawful-firearms/ |
2015-2016 Gun Bills: |
Bill #6: 2015-2016: SPONSORED H.250 (BAD): An act relating to possession and transfer of firearms.
This is the House version of S.31, the Universal Background Check bill!
See the description of S.31.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.250 |
Bill #5: 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 #4: 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 #3: 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 #2: 2015-2016: Voted FOR S.141 (Act 14) Gun Control Bill (BAD)
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/S.141 |
2013-2014 Gun Bills: |
Bill #1: 2013-2014: Sponsored H.735 (BAD): This was the most contentious bill until S.55 in 2018.
This massive piece of gun control legislation was attached inside a 'fee' bill to slide it through Montpelier without anyone noticing.
Gun Owners of Vermont not only noticed, but fought it all the way to the end.
If you haven't followed the history and sordid past of this bill, visit the Gun Owners of Vermont Facebook page and jump over to the FILE section. Many downloadable documents outlining this unconstitutional bill will give you the details.
As of May 10, 2014 Act 191 is LAW.
Anyone ACCUSED of 'domestic violence' under a temporary Relief from Abuse Order (unadjudicated - Violation of Article 10), can now have the their house illegally searched without a warrant (violation of Article 11), ALL items that can be deemed 'weapons' (guns, ammunition, knives, baseball bats, bows, axes, etc) will be confiscated by Law Enforcement (violation again of Article 11) and held at the ACCUSED's repayment of fines when a permanent order is lifted.
By creating a new section of Criminal Law under Section 20 V.S.A., the accused then is required to PAY FEES TO THE STATE for the storage of said items when the court deems them to be returned, however, the fees levied are designed to outweigh the value of the firearms and ammo! This is a CONFISCATION BILL!
The law does not recognize a search warrant being needed, nor a court appearance.
This law violates the Vermont Constitution under the following: Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, Article 16.
Signed into law by Governor Peter Shumlin on June 16, 2014.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2014/H.0735 |
Articles On Candidate's Stance and Actions on Gun Control: |
Source #4: H.735 Conference Committee was composed of ONLY 'anti-gun' politicians!
http://vtdigger.org/2014/05/06/gun-storage-still-snarls-fee-bill/ |
Source #3: Proposed H.735 (firearms regulation - illegal under the Vermont Constitution):
This massive piece of gun control legislation was attached inside a 'fee' bill to slide it through Montpelier without anyone noticing.
Gun Owners of Vermont not only noticed, but fought it all the way to the end.
If you haven't followed the history and sordid past of this bill, visit the Gun Owners of Vermont Facebook page and jump over to the FILE section. Many downloadable documents outlining this unconstitutional bill will give you the details.
As of May 10, 2014 Act 191 is LAW.
Anyone ACCUSED of 'domestic violence' under a temporary Relief from Abuse Order (unadjudicated - Violation of Article 10), can now have the their house illegally searched without a warrant (violation of Article 11), ALL items that can be deemed 'weapons' (guns, ammunition, knives, baseball bats, bows, axes, etc) will be confiscated by Law Enforcement (violation again of Article 11) and held at the ACCUSED's repayment of fines when a permanent order is lifted.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H.0735&Session=2014 |
Source #2: Letter from Cindy Ellen Hill, Esq.:
Why H.735 is unconstitutional and yet it still passed by the incumbents in Montpelier.
H.735 opens up the Pandora's Box on Illegal Search and Seizure.
http://weathersfieldvermontnews.blogspot.com/2014/03/to-gun-owners-of-vermont-re-h735.html |
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