MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Senate has given final approval to a bill that will raise the legal age for gun purchases, expand background checks for private gun sales and ban high-capacity magazines and rapid-fire devices known as bump stocks.
After an emotional debate on the Senate floor, the Senate voted 17 to13 Friday to agree with the measure that was passed by the House this week.
During a brief statement after the Senate’s action, Republican Gov. Phil Scott said he expected to sign the bill after it has been reviewed by his attorneys.
The push for gun control legislation came after Vermont police broke up what they said was a plot by a Poultney teenager to shoot up the Fair Haven Union High School.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
-
Columns
J.P. Devine Podcast: When you begin to lose your words
-
Columnists
Maine Compass: Time to extend rail service to central Maine
-
Letters to the Editor
‘Pops’ Guerrette deserves your vote
-
J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: ‘The Thing’ and the ‘It’
-
Outdoors
Spending the winter in an off-the-grid cabin in the Maine woods
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi {SUB NAME}, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have one? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login to participate in the conversation. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.