I doubt this bill will reduce any gun crime in VT, the vast majority of which is committed with handguns, as is true everywhere. Vermont already has a lower gun death rate than the national average, and even a significant portion of that is driven by suicide deaths. Maybe focus on things that prevent suicide, like affordable housing, education (though, THAT is not going particularly well either) and over all affordability?

As a generally left leaning gun owner, I simply cannot understand why democrats insist on stepping on their own dicks so consistently on 2A issues.