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In the state of Vermont, March 14 is considered Crossover Day, and despite being the home of Bernie Sanders, this doesn\u2019t mean what you\u2019re thinking, but I can\u2019t blame you for going there. Instead, the name refers to a crossover deadline in the Vermont legislature when bills that fail to advance out of their chamber of origin are considered dead for the remainder of the session. Thanks to the efforts of pro-Second Amendment activists, lawmakers, and organizations like Gun Owners of America<\/a> (GOA), the National Rifle Association<\/a> (NRA), and local partners like the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen\u2019s Clubs<\/a>, it seems not a single anti-gun proposal has survived the 2025 deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n Peeling back the layers of this victory, we first turn to H.45<\/a>, a bill aimed at disarming law-abiding patrons who visit any Vermont establishments that serve alcohol, creating one of those gun-free zones criminals are so fond of. Because who likes unruly victims? FAIL!\u00a0<\/p>\n Next, we have H.264<\/a>, which proposes a safe storage requirement irrespective of whether a crime is committed with an increasing monetary penalty scale per transaction and varying rages prison time if the firearm ends up being used in the commission of a crime. FAIL!<\/p>\n H.368<\/a> is another attempt to create soft targets so criminals don\u2019t have to live in fear of those who would defend themselves. This gun-free zone would have banned firearms in government buildings, disarming law-abiding citizens and government employees alike. FAIL!<\/p>\n Here\u2019s one the pinko commies lust after. H.381<\/a> sought to ban both new purchases and possession of the most commonly owned semi-automatic firearms available. I feel like this is a \u201cHoly Grail\u201d measure for the left, and I am personally happy to see it as a Democrat\u2019s electroencephalogram. FAIL!<\/p>\n I\u2019m sorry to all those who like to voluntarily place themselves on a government list, but H.383<\/a> is also taking the room temperature challenge. The bill aimed to establish a licensing system through the Department of Public Safety so those who wore the mark would be granted access to their Constitutionally enumerated right without being illegally forced to wait 72 hours after purchase. Oh, how thoughtful. FAIL!<\/p>\n When you\u2019re engaged in subversive anti-American behavior, it\u2019s important to include a healthy amount of redundancy in your morning suppository, and that is the purpose of H.392<\/a>, another criminal protection bill that expands previously mentioned attempts to establish gun-free zones in government buildings to all state-owned buildings and lands. For people who love vulnerability to violent crime, these legislators sure don\u2019t wander far from a guy with a gun when they travel. FAIL!<\/p>\n