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...
Read MorePaul 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/...
Read MoreGunSenseVT Condemns Burlington Shooting: Calls for Justice and Action Against Gun Violence and Hate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2023 Contact: Maggie Lenz [email protected] 802-279-4262 GunSenseVT Condemns Burlington Shooting: Calls for Justice and Action Against Gun Violenc...
Read MoreGunSense 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,...
Read MoreStatement 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...
Read MoreH.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...
Read MoreSandy 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...
Read MoreGunSense 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...
Read MoreSTATEMENT 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...
Read MoreStatement 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...
Read MoreFeb. 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...
Read MoreJan. 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 ...
Read MoreWhere 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...
Read MoreYour 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreVeto 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,...
Read MoreYour 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...
Read MoreYour 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...
Read MoreYour 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...
Read More2019 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...
Read MoreYour 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...
Read MoreVermont 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...
Read MoreGunSense 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...
Read MoreRegional 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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