FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2015
Contact: Jennifer Kaulius
802.324.2505
Mayor Miro Weinberger Statement on Gun Violence
“Last session, the Legislature proved that meaningful, common sense gun violence reform that keeps guns out of the hands of dangerous people is possible in Vermont. There were three mass shootings in our country on May 16, 2015, the date the Legislature adjourned. Those shootings and the more than 200 mass shootings since that date, including the tragic shooting last summer in Barre, show that we all have more work to do to protect Vermonters and Americans. The wide range of mass shootings nationwide has proven that catastrophic gun violence can happen anywhere, at any time, in towns and cities of all sizes. The City of Burlington will be reissuing its call for the Legislature to take action on the gun violence charter changes overwhelmingly supported by Burlingtonians on Town Meeting Day 2014 or to take other meaningful steps to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, drug traffickers, terrorists, and the seriously mentally ill.”
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