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House debates sweeping firearms procedures bill; members divide question and break for caucus
Summary
Lawmakers heard second reading of H.606, a multi-part firearms package that would make firearm theft a felony, expand categories barred from possessing guns while a commitment order is in effect, and ban unregistered machine guns; members voted to divide the bill and caucused ahead of a sectional vote.
Representative Arsenal, a member from Williston, presented H.606 on the House floor as a "carefully crafted public safety bill" that seeks to balance Second Amendment protections with measures aimed at keeping guns away from people deemed dangerous.
The bill would add theft of a firearm to Vermont's grand larceny statute as a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both, removing the typical misdemeanor threshold for lower-value thefts. It also raises penalties for possession of firearms by people previously…
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