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Senate amends Burlington charter change banning firearms in bars; roll-call 17–12
Summary
After lengthy debate, the Senate amended and ordered for third reading a charter change from the City of Burlington that would prohibit knowingly possessing firearms in establishments licensed to serve alcohol, with enumerated exemptions and penalties; the floor recorded a roll-call amendment vote of 17–12.
The Vermont Senate on April 24 amended a Burlington charter change that would prohibit the knowing possession of firearms in establishments licensed to serve alcohol and ordered the measure for third reading after a roll-call vote on the committee-recommended amendment.
Senator Bechovsky, the reporter from the Committee on Government Operations, framed the measure as a voter-approved charter change from the City of Burlington and described committee drafting to narrow the language so it fits within constitutional precedent. Bechovsky said, “guns and alcohol do not mix,” and cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision and a Second Circuit opinion in Anthony Harris v. James (October 2024) as relevant to the…
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