Vermont Democratic legislative leaders, the attorney general, lieutenant governor and students are calling for passage of universal background checks for all gun transactions following the Florida school shooting and the arrest of Vermont teenager in what officials say was a near miss on a high school shooting.Republican Gov. Phil Scott also recommended legislators consider raising the gun-buying age to 21, banning bump stocks and large-capacity magazines and providing $5 million in security grants to schools. >> Download the free WMUR appHe has also called for immediate security reviews of schools over the next several weeks.Scott said his position on gun control is changing following recent events. "I have a huge responsibility as governor to try and keep Vermont and Vermonters as safe as possible," he said. "This is an area, regardless of the political fallout, I think is the path forward to keep Vermonters safer.”He said Monday that if the Legislature passes a universal background check bill he would probably sign it.Vermont has the loosest gun restrictions in the country."Will see conversations in our committees," House Speaker Mitzi Johnson said. "We will see hearings we will see opportunities for Vermonters way in."About 190 students testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee demanding changes.Senate leaders said they will overrule opponents who have stopped reforms and force an up or down vote next week on universal background checks.Scott said he also wants to allow police to confiscate guns from homes where there are instances of domestic violence until a court determines a person is not at risk.He added that there was no doubt his proposals will receive pushback from sportsmen's groups but he has a tremendous responsibility to protect Vermonters from gun violence.Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger called the governor's announcement a breakthrough."This progress is a testament to the power of the many young Vermonters who made their voices heard loud and clear in recent days, and to the willingness of our State leaders to listen and to act," Weinberger said. "I welcome and appreciate the new support for commonsense gun reforms announced today by the Governor and Democratic leaders. I look forward to working with them to implement these and other measures to ensure the safety of our children, and all Vermonters.”Vermont's teachers union applauded the proposed reforms and called them "an extraordinary bipartisan shift."“Unlike the president and his preposterous proposal to arm teachers with guns, Vermont’s leaders actually made a commitment today to start the hard work of making sure that what happened in Florida last week -- and almost happened here a day later -- never occurs again," union president and teacher Martha Allen said. "I commend Gov. Scott, Attorney General Donovan, House Speaker Mitzi Johnson and Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe for coming out strongly in favor of enacting common-sense measures to stem gun violence."Download the MyNBC5 app | Like MyNBC5 on Facebook | Sign up for alerts