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Summary: After Vermont passed historic gun legislation this year, lawmakers wanted to know if the state could play a role in performing background checks. But a new report from the Department of Public Safety finds that because only licensed dealers can access the federal database system, the state will not be able to offer an alternative to running the background checks through gun shops.