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Burlington voters approved ban on guns in bars; S.131 would let the city enforce a firearms prohibition on licensed premises with exceptions
Summary
Legislative counsel told the committee that S.131 would expressly allow Burlington to ban knowing possession of firearms on premises licensed to serve alcohol, list enumerated exceptions (law enforcement, on-duty military, certain license-holders) and create civil and criminal penalties; council leaders urged respect for overwhelming local voter support.
Legislative counsel told the House Government Operations & Military Affairs committee that S.131 would permit Burlington to ban possession of firearms on premises that hold licenses to serve alcoholic beverages, subject to enumerated exceptions and penalties.
"No person may knowingly possess a firearm as defined by the definition of firearm for purposes of Title 13 ... in any premises licensed to serve alcoholic beverages," Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, told the panel as he read the bill's operative language.
Scope and exceptions: Anderson said the bill includes exceptions for on-duty federal, state and local law…
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