Vermont Senate Committee Approves Bill To Allow Police To Take Guns Away in Some Situations

The "extreme risk protection order" bill would allow law enforcement officers to ask a judge for an order to take away someone's guns for up to 60 days if police determine the person is an "extreme risk" to himself or others.

The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 221 on Friday, in the wake of the mass-shooting at a high school in Florida and an apparent near-miss in Fair Haven, Vermont. It now goes to the full Senate.