2020 Gun Owners of Vermont Candidate Report

VIRGINIA 'GINNY' LYONS

2nd Amendment Stance: EXTREMELY ANTI-GUN

District: CHI SE 1

Contest: STATE SENATOR (incumbent)

Party: DEMOCRATIC

State Web Page 2018: State Web Page 2018:

State Web Page 2016: State Web Page 2016:

State Web Page 2014: State Web Page 2014:

Additional Comments: Quote "CRISIS: Use of weapons in domestic violence, has reached EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS!" WANTS Burlington charter change discussion with Domestic Abuse. Looks forward to voting on them! 2020: Voted FOR S.169 (bad). 2020: Co-sponsored S.259: “No carrying of semi-automatic assault weapons in public places.”

Mailing Address: 241 WHITE BIRCH LN WILLISTON, VT 05495

Phone Number: (802) 318-8556

Send Email to VIRGINIA 'GINNY' LYONS: SENATORGINNYLYONS@GMAIL.COM

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Candidate's Actions on Gun Control Bills:

2021-2022 Gun Bills:

Bill #8: 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 #7: 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

2017-2018 Gun Bills:

Bill #6: 2017-2018: Voted FOR H.422 (BAD). Unanimous vote in both House and Senate. https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.422

Bill #5: 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 #4: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.55 (BAD) https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.55

Bill #3: 2017-2018: Voted FOR S.221 (Act 97) (BAD) https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.221

Bill #2: VT Digger Wrap-Up Gun Control S.55, H.221 & H.421 https://vtdigger.org/leg_summary/unlawful-firearms/

2015-2016 Gun Bills:

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 #5: 8/10/18: ‘Bullet vote’ threatens Chittenden Six incumbent senators as election nears http://truenorthreports.com/bullet-vote-threatens-chittenden-six-incumbents

Source #4: 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 #3: Group 3 Senate Candidates debate at 8:35. Domestic Violence at EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS! http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/chittenden-county-senate-candidates-group-3

Source #2: Group 3 Senate Candidates debate at 8:35. http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/chittenden-county-senate-candidates-group-3

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