Guns

A new report from the Vermont secretary of state's office says lawmakers should consider a law that bans firearms from town-owned municipal buildings.

Filmmaker Rocket's video series Small Vermont Businesses in Small Vermont Towns takes him to Waterbury to visit with Henry Parro of Parro's Gun Shop.

Vermont has distributed 4,000 gun locks since launching a gun safety initiative last year, U.S. Attorney Nikolas Kerest announced Tuesday.

The Vermont Senate and House have both approved the act, which bans the possession and sale of firearms without serial numbers, also known as ghost guns. It requires individuals to take unserialized guns to a federally licensed gun dealer to engrave serial number on the weapon.

More people died of gunshots last year than any year since 2011. But experts are hopeful new policies could reduce future deaths.

The governor joined Vermont Edition, as many Vermont communities began to assess damage from another flooding event.

Vermont implemented a red flag gun safety law five years ago, which allows a judge to temporarily remove a gun from a person who is believed to pose a danger to themselves or others.

A Maine public safety commissioner said Robert Card, 40, should be considered armed and dangerous. The official declined to give casualty numbers in Lewiston, saying they're "are all over the map."

Deaths and injuries from guns in the U.S. have increased for years, mirroring the 1990s - the last time gun violence was considered an epidemic.

Gov. Phil Scott says he has strong concerns that the waiting period is unconstitutional, but he allowed the bill to become law without his signature because he says the issue will likely be settled in federal court.