Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) allowed a bill banning the possession of so-called “ghost guns” to take effect on Tuesday without his signature.
“Allowing a bill to become law without a signature is a middle-of-the-road approach the governor can take, between rejecting the bill with a veto and approving it with a signature,” VTdigger said. explanation.
The media outlet reported that the new law still allows Vermonters to make guns at home, but they must have a gun dealer register the gun’s serial number. The dealer must also conduct background checks on the person who made the gun and document the gun.
The same law, S. 209, “[prohibits] “Possession of a gun at a polling station”
of Bill says“No person may knowingly possess a firearm on election day at a polling place or in any hallway leading to a building in which a polling place is located.”
Law-abiding citizens will still be allowed to carry guns in their cars while at the polls, meaning if a criminal attacks a defenseless voter, the voter could retreat to their car under attack and attempt to retrieve a weapon for self-defense.
Mike Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety Praised Governor Scott signed other gun control bills in March 2022. At the time, he signed S.4, which extends the time allowed for instant criminal background checks, making them less instant in some cases.
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