Friday, April 28, 2006
New Hamp. Gets TWO 2nd Amendment VICTORIES
Looks like New Hampshirites, our favorite "Live Free or Die"-ers, have rung up two for gun rights.
Victory Numero el One-o: The New Hampshire State legislature has passed a self-defense law whereby citizens can legally protect themselves in public places.
(See bill language-Click here)
Victory Numero el Two-o: A bill to prevent legally owned guns from being confiscated in emergency situations, ala New Orleans, has also passed.
(See bill language-Click here)
Here is a piece on the first bill from the Boston.com site. (Click Here)
House reverses course, supports expanded use of deadly force
CONCORD, N.H. --Gun owners and advocates carried the day in the House on Wednesday.
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In a surprise turnaround, the House supported legislation it defeated last month that would give people more leeway to use guns to defend themselves in public places.
It also voted for a bill to bar the state from taking guns or ammunition from people during a state of emergency.
"Nothing should chip away at our freedom," argued Rep. Lynne Ober, R-Hudson. If weapons had been confiscated centuries ago, "we might have been singing God Save the Queen," she said.
A Senate-passed bill gave the House a second shot at expanding the right to use of deadly force. It passed, 193-134.
The bill would allow people to use guns or other weapons in self-defense anywhere where they have a right to be. It would remove the requirement that a person retreat when it's safe to do so.
Apparently, Governor John Lynch (Democrat) hasn't vetoed a single bill yet. But he is reported as having "strong reservations" about this one. Let's hope he follows his usual practice of not vetoing and these two bills get passed into law without any further dilly-dallying.
New Hampshire is looking more inviting every day! Good job folks.
(Thanks to Jon Maltz for the heads up)
-Warner Todd Huston
# posted by Publius @ 4/28/2006 01:00:00 AM 
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Great Work. I might direct your attention to Florida, too. The last two years we passed the Castle Doctrine, and this year it looks like we made advances by being able to take weapons into state parks and National Forests (as were already done by law abiding citizens, but was illegal). And there are other related bills, too.
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: 4/30/2006 12:15:00 PM
: 4/30/2006 12:15:00 PM
Russ,
Thanks for the comment. Yeah. I am happy to say that gun rights have taken a turn for the better of late. Quite a few states are increasing their sec. Amend. rights for their citizens.
Warner Todd Huston
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Thanks for the comment. Yeah. I am happy to say that gun rights have taken a turn for the better of late. Quite a few states are increasing their sec. Amend. rights for their citizens.
Warner Todd Huston
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