Several hundred people gathered in Vermont Saturday to denounce new gun restriction measures that await the governor’s signature before becoming law.
Some protesters brought along guns to rallies in South Burlington, Barre and Bennington.
Pro Rights 2A organizer Christopher Covey said it's not the gun that people should fear -- "it's the gun in the wrong hand."
A handful of protesters in South Burlington toted AR-15 semiautomatic rifles, local media reported.
Marine veteran Nicholas Halverson brought his AR-15 to dispel "stigma" about the gun, which he said is "no different than any other rifle."
Sheldon Rheaume told Fox 44/ABC 22 in Burlington that he brought an AR-15 to the rally to prove a point.
“This isn’t an evil rifle,†he said. “It’s a tool.â€
The bills that Gov. Phil Scott is expected to sign would raise the legal age for gun purchases to 21 and extend mandatory background checks to private gun sales. The bills would also ban bump stocks and high capacity magazines and make it easier to take guns away from someone considered a danger to themselves or others and from people arrested or cited for domestic assault.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/08/pro-gun-rights-activists-rally-against-new-measures-on-firearm-sales-in-vermont.html
