Gun rights activists yell ‘traitor,’ as Scott signs sweeping gun legislation

Gov. Phil Scott signs gun legislation on April 11 at the Statehouse. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott took to the Statehouse steps Wednesday to sign into law three bills that make historic changes to state gun statutes. As he walked out in front of the crowd, gun rights activists shouted “traitor,” while supporters of new legal restrictions on firearms countered, “thank you.”
Those chants continued intermittently throughout his 25-minute speech. The Republic