Gun management law would open way for state firearm sales

State Treasurer Beth Pearce has warned the state to beware of liability issues before it goes into the business of selling guns. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
Before it became the vehicle for universal background checks and increasing the legal age to purchase guns, Senate bill S.55 had a fairly simple purpose: clear the way for the state to get rid of hundreds of abandoned or unlawful guns currently in storage.
While the initial aim of S.55 was straightforward, figuring out how to sell