Guns in Vermont:  No Permit, No Fee, No Wait

“In the wake of the Tennessee bus hijacking yesterday that left six people dead, every state should immediately pass Vermont-style concealed-carry gun laws so Americans can defend themselves against terrorists or deranged murderers, the Libertarian Party said today.  ‘Let’s put the Second Amendment to work to protect Americans,’ said the party’s national director, Steve Dasbach. ‘The best defense against hijackers—or run-of-the-mill copycat madmen—is to give every American the legal right to own a gun and carry it everywhere.’

“. . . In Vermont, any citizen can carry a firearm without getting a permit, without paying a fee, and without any government-mandated waiting period.  Despite the ease with which people can acquire guns—or perhaps because of it—Vermont enjoys the 49^th lowest crime rate in America, noted Dasbach.”