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NH: Governor Sununu Signs Constitutional Carry
Gun Watch ^ | 23 February, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 02/23/2017 4:41:05 AM PST by marktwain



Governor Chris Sununu has signed SB12, the "permitless" or Constitutional carry bill for New Hampshire in a signing ceremony.  The ceremony was held at 10:30 Eastern time, today, 22 February, 2017. From Governor Sununu's facebook page:
Signing #SB12 into law is a commitment I made to the people of New Hampshire. I am proud today to fulfill that commitment.
Similar bills were vetoed twice by former Democrat Governor Maggie Hassan.  Hassan left the Governor's mansion to become a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.

The bill passed with solid margins in the Senate, 13-10, and in the House, 200-97. Here is the analysis of SB12 from the New Hampshire legislature:
I. Increases the length of time for which a license to carry a pistol or revolver is valid.
II. Allows a person to carry a loaded, concealed pistol or revolver without a license unless such person is otherwise prohibited by New Hampshire statute.

III. Requires the director of the division of state police to negotiate and enter into agreements with other jurisdictions to recognize in those jurisdictions the validity of the license to carry issued in this state.

IV. Repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed pistol or revolver.
A campaign to push Governor Sununu to veto the bill was pushed by Michael Bloomberg organizations. Some New Hampshire police organizations joined the campaign.  From the eagletribune.com:
CONCORD, N.H. — Senate Bill 12, a bill ending the permit requirement to carry concealed guns in New Hampshire, will allow sex offenders and children to carry certain firearms concealed if signed by Gov. Chris Sununu, according to the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police.
Reading carefully, the police are worried that people under the age of 18 might legally carry rifles and shotguns concealed.  They are also worried that people who have committed some misdemeanors would be able to carry concealed.

Their efforts were blunted by the fact that both Vermont and Maine have similar rights to carry firearms. Vermont has been a "permitless" or Constitutional carry state for its entire existence; Maine joined the club last year. Neither has had any adverse experiences with Constitutional carry.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; constitution; nh; permitless
New Hampshire becomes the 12th state to restore permitless carry, often referred to as "Constitutional" carry, because it was the state of the law when the Bill of Rights was ratified. The first infringements on the carry of arms did not occur until 40 years later, when the Supreme Court ruled that the bill of rights did not apply to the states, and states started passing laws against the concealed carry of weapons.
1 posted on 02/23/2017 4:41:05 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Governor Chris Sununu has signed SB12, the “permitless” or Constitutional carry bill for New Hampshire in a signing ceremony. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Right next door, Vermont has had constitutional cary since the beginning of statehood. Now New Hampshire is the same.

All very good.The two contiguous states now can be roamed at will by those who carry.


2 posted on 02/23/2017 4:44:14 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: marktwain

I’m jealous.


3 posted on 02/23/2017 4:58:41 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: marktwain

Maybe NH isn’t lost. I thought that so many Mass-holes moved there that it was turning into Massachusetts North.


4 posted on 02/23/2017 5:01:40 AM PST by CatQuilt (Lover of cats =^..^= and quilts)
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To: marktwain
So when does he sign a bill to stop "Domiciling" during and election cycle to keep Mass-Residents from coming up and helping Maggie Hassan to become a Senator ( yes Ayotte was no prize ) and giving the electoral votes too illary?

As much as I like the 2nd-Amend. me thinks NH has bigger fish to fry....

5 posted on 02/23/2017 5:02:33 AM PST by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: CatQuilt

Last week “Republicans” in the House voted down Right to Work. So NH is somewhat inconsistent in their conservative position. But pleased they now have Constitutional Carry.


6 posted on 02/23/2017 5:04:59 AM PST by donozark (Lock her up! Kick 'em out! Build the wall! GO TRUMP!!)
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To: taildragger

http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/Forty-bills-in-NH-Legislature-target-voting-01172017

There are a host of bills introduced. Included, as I recall, are those that tighten the definition of ‘resident’ for voting purposes, clarify and tighten the definition of ‘domicile’, and so on.

What I recall from various newspaper reports up here, if passed as proposed, then someone would have to be ‘domiciled’ here for 13 days prior to voting, with one key set of domicilation determinants being that you had a NH DL and your vehicle was registered in NH. Also, instead of being able to say that at some vague point in the future you intended to make NH your domicile being sufficient to establish same you had to prove it before you voted.


7 posted on 02/23/2017 5:09:14 AM PST by Oakleaf
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To: taildragger

http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/proposed-election-law-changes-called-unfair-to-students—20170208

More details.


8 posted on 02/23/2017 5:11:48 AM PST by Oakleaf
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To: marktwain

Excellent development.


9 posted on 02/23/2017 12:08:29 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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