Mar 11, 2024

Review of Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl's "What We've Become"

Review of Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl's "What We've Become"By GunSense Board Member Bob Williamson Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl delivers a knockout blow to Second Amendment absolutists in WHAT WE’VE BECOME: LIV...

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Feb 12, 2024

Paul Manganiello: Caution won’t do much good, if we don’t know how to implement the law

If the public are uninformed about legislation, the ability to have an impact on the desired outcome, decreased deaths, injuries and intimidations, will be reduced. https://vtdigger.org/2024/02/06/...

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Nov 27, 2023

GunSenseVT Condemns Burlington Shooting: Calls for Justice and Action Against Gun Violence and Hate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2023   GunSenseVT Condemns Burlington Shooting: Calls for Justice and Action Against Gun Violence and Hate   Burlington, Vt., -- We are devastated and outraged by...

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Oct 31, 2023

GunSense Vermont Members Host Vigils Across the State

Thursday, November 2, 2023 Thursday, November 2, 2023 BRATTLEBOROPliny Park5-6pmContact: Mel Martin, [email protected] ESSEX JUNCTION (with Essex Resists)Five Corners5-6pm Contact: Richard Smiles,...

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Oct 26, 2023

Statement from GunSenseVT Board Member Laura Subin in Response to the Deadly Mass Shooting in Lewiston, Maine

Today, as a board member of GunSenseVT and more importantly, as a parent of a student currently under lockdown at Bates College in Lewiston, I am heartbroken by the horrifying tragedy that unfolded...

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Jun 27, 2023

H.230 Passes Into Law!

Vermont governor allows 72-hour waiting period gun bill to become law: https://www.necn.com/news/local/vermont/vermont-governor-allows-72-hour-waiting-period-gun-bill-to-become-law-without-signatur...

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Dec 05, 2022

Sandy Hook Vigil

Nearly ten years have passed since the Sandy Hook school massacre. There have been between 350,000-400,000 firearm-related deaths in the United States since December 14, 2012, when 26 little childr...

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Oct 11, 2022

GunSense Vermont 2022 Endorsements

GUNSENSE VERMONT ANNOUNCES 2022 ENDORSEMENTS   Montpelier, VT – With gun violence on the rise both nationally and in state, GunSense Vermont is re-engaging in the electoral process for the first ti...

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May 25, 2022

STATEMENT FROM GUNSENSE VERMONT ON THE ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING

Today we mourn the deaths of 19 children and 2 teachers in Uvalde, Texas. It was the deadliest school shooting in the state’s history, nearly the worst in U.S. history,and it was the second mass sh...

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Feb 28, 2022

Statement from GunSense Vermont Executive Director Conor Casey on the Veto of S.30

CONTACT: Conor Casey 802-227-7213 [email protected]   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from GunSense Vermont Executive Director Conor Casey on the Veto of S.30   Today, Governor Scott had the opp...

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Feb 06, 2020

Feb. 2020 Activist--News & Updates

In this issue... A handy "HOW TO" on calling your state legislators The Vermont bills that we're watching closely, and what you can do Contact Gov. Scott about waiting periods for gun purchases At...

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Feb 06, 2020

Jan. 2020 Activist: News & Updates

Happy New Year! We are hoping for--and working for--a safe and peaceful year for all of us.To usher in the new year, we're changing the name of our monthly newsletter to  The GunSense Activist. We ...

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Dec 06, 2019

Where we're headed in 2020

There has never been a more important time to support work at the state level. See where we're headed in 2020. Movement on the federal bipartisan background checks bill has stalled out indefinitely...

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Nov 11, 2019

Your Oct/Nov 2019 News Roundup

Vermont News: Unitarian Universalist Society Burlington fundraiser What's in store under the Golden Dome GunSense files amicus brief in favor of upholding large capacity magazine ban GunSense surv...

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Aug 04, 2019

The bloodshed of July & August, 2019

This couldn't wait.We had our August News Roundup ready to send to you tomorrow morning, and you'll see those news items below. But this morning, we woke to the news of a second horrific mass shoot...

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Jun 17, 2019

Veto of Waiting Period Bill

Last night, at the eleventh hour, Gov. Scott vetoed a bill that would have provided a 24-hour waiting period for handgun sales in Vermont. In doing this, he disregarded the will of the legislature,...

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Jun 17, 2019

Your June 2019 News Roundup

In this month's news: A legislative WIN for gun violence prevention! Governor Scott still needs to hear from you New VT data shows broad support for gun violence prevention measures Summer GunSens...

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Jun 17, 2019

Your March 2019 News Roundup

In this month's news: A successful public hearing Update on state bills Safe storage Our hearts go out to New Zealand A win for Newtown parents News from Vermont Successful hearing on gun bills Th...

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Feb 07, 2019

Your February GunSense News Roundup

As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the massacre in Parkland, Florida, we are recognizing both our accomplishments and the tremendous work still ahead. Here at home, we helped pass important l...

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Jan 25, 2019

2019 Legislation in Progress

GunSense Vermont is proud that our legislative champions will be advancing a number of gun violence prevention bills in 2019.H.30 concerns guns in domestic violence situations. It strengthens relie...

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Jan 15, 2019

Your January GunSense News Roundup

Happy 2019, one and all. We are excited for the opportunity to build on the successes of last year's session and we look forward to working with legislators and our supporters to strengthen Vermont...

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Nov 06, 2018

Vermont Vigils to #EndGunViolence

In remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, as well as the 500,000 victims and survivors of gun violence in the United States since December 2012,  GunSens...

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Oct 17, 2017

GunSense VT Issues Statement Following Las Vegas Tragedy

The United States is experiencing an unprecedented public health crisis in the form of gun violence. To pretend that Vermont plays no role in this crisis or that we remain somehow unaffected is naï...

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Jun 13, 2016

Regional Vigils to Support Orlando

Information about vigils to support Orlando in response to the mass shooting there.Gun Sense Vermont is sharing information we've received about upcoming vigils in Vermont and New Hampshire to supp...

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