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Dick Heller, plaintiff in the Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller, gestures while holding his newly approved gun permit at the District of Columbia Police Department, Aug. 18, 2008, in Washington. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
The Vermont Legislature is considering a bill meant to reduce suicides by instituting gun storage laws, setting a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, and expanding the state’s extreme risk protection order statute.
“The purpose of this legislation is to prevent death by suicide by reducing access to lethal means of firearms,” the bill, H.230, reads.
Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights.
Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
