Vermont governor permits 72-hour ready interval gun invoice to change into regulation with out signature

Republican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont has allowed a invoice that requires a 72-hour ready interval for the acquisition of weapons to change into regulation with out his signature, saying he feels his issues in regards to the provision’s constitutionality shall be addressed via the courts.

The Legislature handed the invoice in May. In addition to the ready interval, it contains provisions aimed toward lowering suicides and group violence.

“Given the relatively new legal landscape we find ourselves in following recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, I have significant concerns about the provision’s constitutionality,” Scott mentioned in a letter to state lawmakers on Thursday.

“My struggle with the overall bill lies in the fact that I, and all legislators, took an oath to ‘not do any act or thing injurious to the constitution.’ However, this matter is currently being taken up through constitutional legal tests across the country and will be decided in federal court,” he wrote.

Scott mentioned he’d enable the invoice to change into regulation with out his signature and “await the judicial branch to decide the fate of waiting periods.”