Vermont considers the ban on weapons in bars – Wcax

Burlington, Vt. (Wcax) – You may need to leave your gun at home overnight this summer.

The sidewalk in front of a popular Church Street bar has become a murder scene after one patron in Red Square shot another. Now leaders want to make sure that there are no more lives than violence with an alcohol gun.

In St. Obans, weapons are as common as locals shoot.

“We are a hunting community and weapons are a way of life,” said longtime resident Stephen Andrews.

However, Andrews believe that firearms belongs to the forest – not in the city center.

“I feel that this is something that needs to happen to make the community more fascinated for everyone,” Andrews said.

A new bill can make Andrew’s desire a reality. H.45 would ban weapons in rooms where alcohol is licensed to serve and require a published prohibition notice.

Bill’s sponsors point out that such prohibitions exist in more conservative countries.

“If Texas has this law, I just wonder why Vermont doesn’t think seriously,” said representative Barbara Rachelson.

Burlington officials demanded a ban throughout the city a decade and again last year after a fatal shooting outside the Red Bar Red Square.

Governor Scott does not bite, saying that he does not support the legislation of pistol weapons, so the sponsors of H.45 are banned from the whole country.

“It’s not like alcohol to be stronger in Burlington. So I think it can help all over the country. And honestly, if people are at the bar, have fun, hope they feel comfortable to leave their gun at home in safe storage, “said reporter Rachelson.

Some Vermonters claim to be more favorable, carrying at any time. Others recognize the dangerous cocktail of weapons and drinks, but fear that the account does not reach the roots of violence with weapons.

“What is the longer -term, greater work we can do? So much admission that this can be a little for help, “said St. Obance Resident Clark Sheldon.

For others, H.45 is a vital piece of puzzle to safe weapons communities.

“To make any kind of provision to avoid this to ensure that this is not happening is a step in the right direction,” Andrews said.

The sponsors have not decided what the application will look like and they are not sure where the governor Scott is standing, saying that H.45 is still making his way through the legislature.

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