| 2020 Gun Owners of Vermont Candidate Report |
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| PHIL BARUTH |
| 2nd Amendment Stance: FANATICALLY ANTI-GUN |
| District: CHI CT 1 |
| Contest: STATE SENATOR (incumbent) |
| Party: DEM/PROG |
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Additional Comments: Baruth has led the charge to destroy firearm rights in Vermont starting in 2013. S.55 was the first anti-gun bill that intentionally targeted LAW-ABIDING gun owners that was passed into law!
From 2013 where he Sponsored S.32: The ultimate gun ban bill ever proposed in Vermont.
So unconstitutional and restrictive Diane Feinstein would have been proud, it was PULLED from the floor after much public backlash.
Make no mistake, he is trying EVERY YEAR to chip away at our rights and he is PROUD of being a Totalitarian…
Wants the Burlington charter changes.
2015: Universal Background Checks introduced as expected.
'Common Sense regulations on guns.'
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From: Philip Baruth
Date: 7/14/16 2:17 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: Gun control
I won't take a lot of your time or mine -- your mind seems very made up on the issues you raise. But I'll hope that you can take me at my word that I love our state, and it's my belief that background checks strengthen rather than weaken it. We disagree on that but I can tell you that I've thought long and hard about it -- and read hundreds of emails on both sides- and I can't see how requiring a background check for an Internet sale (just like we have at a dealer) restricts anyone's rights. So please know that it's not a casual move on my part.
Best,
Phil Baruth
2020: Voted FOR S.169 (bad).
2020: Co-sponsored S.259: “No carrying of semi-automatic assault weapons in public places.” |
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Mailing Address:
P.O. BOX 876
BURLINGTON, VT 05401
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| Phone Number: (802) 503-5266 |
| Send Email to PHIL BARUTH: BARUTHSENATE18@GMAIL.COM |
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Candidate's Actions on Gun Control Bills:
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2021-2022 Gun Bills: |
Bill #15: 2021-2022: SPONSORED S.4 (ACT 87) (BAD): An act relating to procedures involving firearms
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2022/S.4 |
Bill #14: 2021-2022: SPONSORED S.30 (BAD): An act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms within hospital buildings
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2022/S.30 |
2019-2020 Gun Bills: |
Bill #13: 2019-2020: SPONSORED S.22 (BAD) Criminal procedures; firearms; waiting periods; safe storage
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/S.22 |
Bill #12: 2019-2020: SPONSORED H.26 (BAD): An act relating to firearms and three-dimensional printers
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/S.26 |
Bill #11: 2019-2020: SPONSORED S.169 (BAD): An act relating to firearms procedures
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/S.169 |
Bill #10: 2019-2020: SPONSOR S.258 (BAD): An act relating to a 48-hour waiting period for firearms transfers
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/S.258 |
Bill #9: 2019-2020: SPONSOR S.268 (BAD) An act relating to crimes and criminal procedures related to firearms
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/S.268 |
2017-2018 Gun Bills: |
Bill #8: 2017-2018: Voted FOR H.422 (BAD). Unanimous vote in both House and Senate.
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.422 |
Bill #7: 2017-2018: SPONSORED S.6 (BAD)
An act relating to requiring background checks for the transfer of firearms (Universal Background Checks v3.0)
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.6 |
Bill #6: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.55 (BAD)
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.55 |
Bill #5: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.221 (Act 97) (BAD)
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.221 |
Bill #4: VT Digger Wrap-Up Gun Control
S.55, H.221 & H.421
https://vtdigger.org/leg_summary/unlawful-firearms/ |
2015-2016 Gun Bills: |
Bill #3: 2015-2016: Sponsored S.31 (BAD): Universal Background Check bill!
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/S.31 |
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 S.0032 (BAD): This bill proposes to prohibit the manufacture, possession, or transfer of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and to make it a crime for a person to negligently leave a firearm accessible to a child.
SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON BAN by function, type and model: (See Feinstein gun ban listing)
FIVE ROUND MAGAZINE LIMIT on internal mags, TEN ROUND MAGAZINE LIMIT on detachable mags.
Ban on all firearms with 2 or more "features" (See Feinstein gun ban).
Ban on ALL semi-automatic pistols (by definition all pistols have magazines that attach outside the grip).
Same "Negligent Storage" proposal as H.243 including felony charges.
Also mandates pawn shops to keep "Gun Registry" of personal buyer/seller information for 6 years available to law enforcement at all times.
http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2014/S.0032 |
Articles On Candidate's Stance and Actions on Gun Control: |
Source #12: 8/10/18: ‘Bullet vote’ threatens Chittenden Six incumbent senators as election nears
http://truenorthreports.com/bullet-vote-threatens-chittenden-six-incumbents |
Source #11: 7/19/18:Chittenden County is key battleground this election, and guns are key issue
http://truenorthreports.com/chittenden-county-is-key-battleground-this-election-and-guns-are-key-issue |
Source #10: 10/8/17: "I think we have found middle ground, and the universal background check in the judiciary committee represents that, and the reason I say that is because the public polling is pretty much of a piece with the exception Eddie was talking about online polls, and those are driven by the people that have the most enthusiastic and they contact the friends to vote a lot, and it's not a scientific poll. It shows Vermonters have found a sensible middle ground. Linda and I are not antigun."
Ya, right..."
http://www.wcax.com/.../YCQM-October-8-2017-449981323.html |
Source #9: 10/3/17: "We have these things all the time, it's a pattern and it's a pattern we are doing absolutely nothing about,” said Senator Philip Baruth, D- Chittenden District.
Baruth has introduced legislation that would require background checks whenever guns are transferred between individuals. Currently, background checks are only required in sales by a licensed dealer.
Baruth said, "90% of Vermonters support it, 80% of gun owners but it's stuck on the wall in there which shows you that DC isn't the only problem, we have a problem here in Vermont too."
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/gun-debate-reignited-nationwide-where-the-conversation-stands-in-vermont/824525491 |
Source #8: 7/13/2016: Seven Days "Rally Will Promote Universal Background Checks on Gun Sales"
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2016/07/13/rally-will-promote-universal-background-checks-on-gun-sales |
Source #7: To the many responsible gun-owners with whom I’ve communicated over the last several weeks: I’ve heard you.
Please hear me when I say that government is not your enemy.
http://vtdigger.org/2013/01/21/baruth-pulls-semi-automatic-ban-proposal-sears-may-cancel-gun-control-hearing/ |
Source #6: QUOTE: "I got elected to try to control what happens within our state’s borders"
http://blogs.burlingtonfreepress.com/politics/2013/01/01/shumlin-wants-vt-to-lead-way-except-on-gun-control/ |
Source #5: If re-elected, Baruth plans to introduce a bill this winter that would require background checks for private gun sales. The exact text of the bill has not been released, but Baruth said it would be similar to a gun control bill that stirred controversy in 2015.
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/08/04/vt-democrats-find-new-energy-on-gun-issues/87908656/ |
Source #4: 8/4/2016: Attended Gun Sense VT Rally for Background Checks, Thursday, Aug 4 at 5 p.m.
http://www.gunsensevt.org/rally_for_background_checks_thursday_aug_4_at_5_p_m |
Source #3: Group 3 Senate Candidates debate.
10:50 - Lawmakers worry that people will come into the Statehouse and shoot them.
Will vote FOR Burlington charter changes.
Their interpretation of the Constitution.
http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/chittenden-county-senate-candidates-group-3 |
Source #2: Subject: Crimes; weapons; possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to prohibit the manufacture, possession, or transfer of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and to make it a crime for a person to negligently leave a firearm accessible to a child.
http://gunownersofvermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/S-32.pdf |
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