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This Tuesday February 18th 2020 The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on expanding existing red "Red Flag" legislation, in the House Chambers from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Article 16 supporters and Second Amendment supporters are strongly encouraged to attend this hearing and voice their opposition! H.610 makes it easier for family members to initiate "red flag" complaints. Under the current law, petitioning the court has to be done by prosecutors. The new version of H.610 will allow any family member or a resident of a house to initiate a red flag seizure to anyone else in the residence. The law greatly infringes on due process under the law for citizens of Vermont. The House Judiciary Committee has been working around the clock to keep their actions hidden from public scrutiny. The continual erosion of constitutional rights by our legislature must come to an end. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
- United States Declaration of Independence
The bill, by Judiciary Chairwoman Maxine Grad, also contains a provision that blocks "default proceed" for NICS checks which are delayed. Under federal law, transfers can proceed after three days. H.610 prohibits proceeding with the transfer for 30 days, suspending the constitutional rights of someone who may in fact not be a prohibited person. This is the equivalent of being treated as a criminal until you can prove otherwise. The committee will be taking public testimony, but even if you don't wish to speak, your attendance does make a difference.
Come stand in solidarity with other gun owners, and as always, please wear orange to both events so that legislators can easily see that Vermonters overwhelmingly oppose gun control! We will again be distributing American Flags and Orange Federation Tee shirts at the door 
For More Hearing Information Click Here
Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
http://www.vtfsc.com/
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