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Vermont Governor Vetos Waiting Period Bill | |||
| Posted June 12th, 2019 12:16 pm | |||
AMGOA Staff Republican Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed legislation that would have made Vermont the 10th state in the country to institute a waiting period for gun sales. Supporters of the legislation, called S.169, said the 24-hour waiting period approved by lawmakers earlier this year would have reduced suicide rates in Vermont by protecting residents from impulsive acts of self-harm. Scott said Monday, however, that Vermont has already enacted numerous restrictions on gun ownership during his tenure. He said universal background checks, raising the legal age to purchase a gun to 21 years old, and a ban on the sale of high capacity magazines, all of which Scott signed into law last year, address the supply-side of the gun-violence problem. https://www.vpr.org/post/gov-phil-scott-vetoes-gun-purchase-waiting-period-bill |
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Vermont Governor Vetos Waiting Period Bill | |||
