Posted on 11/14/2012 9:09:38 AM PST by marktwain
Hidden in among all the recent election news was the defeat of NH State Representative Jenn Coffey (R-Merrimack) who had led the successful fight to reform New Hampshire's knife laws.
Coffey, the winner of Blade Magazine's 2011 Publisher's Award, had sponsored the bill that removed penalties for both possession and selling switchblades, dirks, daggers, and stilettos. Her bill which passed and was signed by the governor of New Hampshire changed the emphasis from the tool to the crime. In addition, Coffey is the National Legislative Director for the Second Amendment Sisters. She has written a book, Knives, Lipstick, and Liberty about the experience of going from an apolitical EMT to being recognized as a leader for knife rights.
Coffey lost to Democrat Mario Ratzki by approximately 200 votes. Mr. Ratzki, according to his website, had relocated to that area of New Hampshire a mere three years ago to retire after selling antique rugs in Boston. The voter guide from NH Public TV says that Coffey is a graduate of Lycee Henri Poincare (Nancy, France) and U. Cal. - Berkeley.
As to his position on the Second Amendment, he said in a letter to the editor, "We need to balance gun rights with public safety." An equivocating statement like that tells you everything you need to know.
I don’t think the Free State Project chose well at all when it chose NH....
Rep. Coffee is certainly a star in Second Amendment Sisters’ crown.
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Yes she is and it’s a damn shame that in the “Live Free or Die” state that a lib from Boston ousts a freedom loving representative like Jenn. NH better change it’s state motto - they certainly don’t live up to it anymore.
Absolutely agree! TX or one of the southern states certainly would have been a much better choice.
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