Vermont lawmakers send gun control package to governor

By Chris Eger

The proposal ready to be signed by Gov. Scott is opposed by gun rights advocates while Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan and others in law enforcement have worries about its enforceability (Photo: Gun Owners of Vermont)
A bill mandating magazine capacity restrictions, installing a ban on bump stocks and raising the age to buy guns in Vermont is headed to Gov. Phil Scott.
The measure, S.55, has been controversial and needed 16 of 30 state Senators to approve changes made by the House last week. In the end, the gun control proposal picked up 17 “yes” votes, though lost one of its prior supporters along the way.
“When I have looked at a firearms restriction I have been guided by one principle; will the proposed legislation keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who should not possess them,” said state Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, who sponsored the bill but later distanced himself from it. “However when law enforcement officers, our attorney general and our states attorneys tell us that something is unenforceable we should listen.”
The bill would cap handgun magazines to 15 rounds and rifles to 10 rounds, with an allowance for gun makers inside Vermont to continue to manufacture such devices

Source: Guns.com