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Universal Background Checks For All Gun Sales In Vermont: Legislation Faces Staunch Opposition, Implementation Challenges

Originally published in The County Courier. On August 4, state Sen. Philip Baruth (D-Chittenden) and other leading Democratic lawmakers joined with Gun Sense Vermont to host a rally supporting legislation…

EDITORIAL: Legislating from the Psychiatrist’s Office; Just as Dangerous as Legislating from the Pulpit

Vermont State House in Montpelier “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” – Benjamin Franklin Security is one of…

Gun Violence: A Problem That Can’t be Legislated Away

In a recent opinion piece published in the Burlington Free Press, Melissa Weinstein, an activist with Gun Sense, claims that she is “equal parts outraged and mystified” by Gov. Shumlin’s…