The Vermont legislature is considering a bill meant to reduce suicides by instituting gun storage laws, setting a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, and expanding the state’s extreme risk protection order statute.
“The purpose of this legislation is to prevent death by suicide by reducing access to lethal means of firearms,” Bill H.230 reads.
Chris Bradley is secretary and treasurer of the Vermont State Rifle and Pistol Association and president and executive director of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. He told The Epoch Times that he appreciates the bill’s intent but questions its method.
“[Suicide] is something that absolutely needs focus,” Bradley said. “This may have good intentions, but it is misguided.”…