Vermont delegation backs latest gun-reform effort

One legislative initiative could result in some form of background checks before sales at guns shows, such as the one shown here in Barre. File photo by Terry J. Allen
WASHINGTON — Standing outside the Capitol on a bright, late-winter day, a Red Sox hat shielding his eyes from the sun, Rep. Peter Welch reflected on what many have deemed to be a unique moment in the country’s politics on guns.
“The debate has totally changed,” he said in an interview last week.
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