ESSEX, Vt. -- Hours after breaking up with his girlfriend, a man shot four people Thursday, including the girlfriend's mother and her co-worker at an elementary school, then shot himself in the head, police said.Vermont? Can't everybody carry concealed there without a permit?
Not exactly.
From Act 113:
...The school board shall regulate or prohibit firearms or other dangerous or deadly weapons on school premises...I'd guess maniac shooter Christopher Williams didn't have board permission. Any bets no one else did, either?
No person shall knowingly possess a firearm or a dangerous or deadly weapon while within a school building or on a school bus. A person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both...
This section shall not apply to:
(1) A law enforcement officer while engaged in law enforcement duties.
(2) Possession and use of firearms or dangerous or deadly weapons if the board of school directors, or the superintendent or principal if delegated authority to do so by the board, authorizes possession or use for specific occasions or for instructional or other specific purposes.
And guess who wouldn't have it any other way?
Some of us disagree, but alas, our voices don't carry as far.