Vermont’s moderate Republican governor is urging the nation's senators to work together to address gun violence
MONTPELIER, Vt. — — Vermont’s governor, who supported changes to the state's gun laws after what he felt was a narrowly averted school shooting, is now using his credentials as a moderate Republican to urge the nation’s senators to work together to address gun violence.
Scott’s office has received various answers from many of the 100 senators, ranging from “extreme gratitude” to an acknowledgement of having received the letter, spokesperson Rebecca Kelley said Tuesday.In his letter, Scott highlighted a 2018 case in which he learned of awho outlined plans for a school shooting in a document called"The Journal of an Active Shooter." In it, the man said he wanted to kill more people than the 32 people who died in the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.
In response, the Vermont Legislature passed the state’s first significant gun restrictions, which included raising the age to buy firearms from 18 to 21, requiring universal background checks, and passing the Vermont version of a “red flag” law. He also highlighted Vermont's efforts to focus on mental health and school safety measures.
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