Senate panel advances ‘extreme risk’ gun legislation

Sen. Dick Sears listens to testimony on new gun control legislation at a public hearing Tuesday. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
The words of a Poultney teenager charged in a thwarted school shooting plot resonated in the small room as a Senate panel advanced a bill Friday allowing authorities to seize a firearm from a person deemed a risk to themselves or others.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5 to 0 to adopt S.221, a measure that establishes a civil court process for law enforcement to