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Cops barred from gun range over semi-automatic rifle ban

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    Molly Line Reports on Burlington, Vermont ban

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We're watching a new front line in begun debate this time in Vermont and firing -- told -- local police department.

And its officers are not welcome there.

Molly Line is live in Boston now -- this -- what's going on here Molly good morning.

Good morning you will be charitable -- -- fish and game -- up in Vermont says that this really goes back to -- constitutional issues stemming from the Second Amendment.

But also some -- with state law here he believes the city of Burlington is trying to supersede state law.

As they work towards a ban on certain weapons within city limits first.

-- the City Council -- Norman play.

In the absence of federal legislation or state law.

We feel it is incumbent upon us it's a city to take the measures that we feel are necessary to protect the citizens.

A -- the chair of the gun range says the decision to no longer allow the Burlington city police to train at the club stop the police from getting their training they can just go somewhere else to get it of course.

But the move is meant to send -- message to the city that the right of the club members should not be tripled -- We have members in Burlington as well as members of our club that are going to be passing through Burlington in this would directly affect them.

And we felt that prejudice -- vote like that was going to be a non supportive of our club.

And being announced part of our club makes it difficult to support -- tent city.

Of course caught in the middle of this is the Burlington police department they release a statement saying it is unfortunate that this important and much needed community dialogue.

Regarding gun control currently underway in the city of Burlington and across the nation.

Has resulted in this action belt so how can the city of Burlington and -- -- Marcus I was not possible.

Write it and -- your -- to the Burlington city proposal of this bad.

Is actually far from being implemented there are a lot of steps that have to happen ES city voters would get a say -- 4014.

And then measure would actually require approval through the state legislature about to go through the Vermont legislature and then even if the -- passes as you mentioned.

It's pretty likely to face a constitutional challenge from gun rights advocates so there are a lot of steps -- would have to be taken up for this to become legal legal.

If it even -- they'll.

Mom -- thanks Molly lines there in Boston reporting units were at a Burlington Vermont.

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