Lawmakers advance two gun bills with unanimous support

Vermont students rallied at the Statehouse in February to push for stricter gun control measures. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
Lawmakers advanced two bills Thursday that allow police to seize guns from people in certain situations, approving both with unanimous support.
The House approved a bill, S.221, that allows law enforcement to confiscate weapons from people deemed to pose an “extreme risk” of danger to themselves or others on a vote of 136-0 Thursday afternoon.Get all