BY Herschel Smith
7 years, 10 months ago
New Hampshire Union Leader:
The state Senate, as expected, voted along party lines, 13-10, on Thursday to approve a bill that would make it easier to legally carry a concealed weapon in New Hampshire.
Senate Bill 12 to eliminate the state’s permit requirement for concealed carry was endorsed in a 3-2 vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 10.
State Sen. Bette Lasky, D-Nashua, said the change will make New Hampshire residents less safe by removing the authority of police chiefs to pick and choose which residents will be allowed to carry a concealed handgun. Current law allows police chiefs to determine if someone is “suitable” for a concealed carry permit.”
SB 12 will revoke a process that has worked well in our state for more than a century,” said Lasky. “It’s a process that balances the Second Amendment rights of our citizens with local control of law enforcement to ensure that potentially dangerous people are not allowed to carry concealed weapons.”
New Hampshire is one of 31 states that give law enforcement the power to deny a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
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D’Allesandro said the state’s police chiefs oppose the change …
I’m sure they do oppose constitutional carry. It destroys a revenue stream from which they can buy brand new Dodge Chargers, Comms gear and top of the line AR-15s.
“Pick and choose.” Remember that folks. That’s what the progressives want to do. They want to pick and choose the special people. You may not be on that list. As for the criminal, he’s not worried one way or the other.
