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About Pro-Gun New Hampshire
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Pro-Gun New Hampshire is a statewide organization of legislators, other public officials, and private citizens pledged to support and defend Second Amendment and sportsmen's rights within the state of New Hampshire. Our focus is on influencing state legislation through the personal relationships, honorable reputations, and mature conduct of our leadership and members.
Evan F. Nappen: Pro-gun NH exposes faulty thinking of anti-gun activistsArticlesby Evan F. Nappen Esq. Those pesky Granite State gun owners have damaged the anti-gun spin machine of the Violence Policy Center. <snip> [VIEW FULL ARTICLE, published in the Union Leader newspaper May 5, 2008, by clicking here: Open Letters from Hon. Jason Bedrick , Hon. Paul Mirski, and 18 Pro-Gun State LegislatorsArticlesApril 26, 2008: The Pro-Gun New Hampshire Board of Directors and Council of Advisors have approved the posting of the following open letter from Jason Bedrick, which in turn contains open letters from Paul Mirski and from a group of 18 pro-gun state legislators. All are in response to a derogatory newsletter article from another Second Amendment group. State Representative Jason Bedrick is a member of the Pro-Gun New Hampshire Council of Advisors. Former State Representative Paul Mirski is the chairman of the House Republican Alliance. Changes in the Pro-Gun New Hampshire Board of DirectorsArticlesApril 26, 2008: Per the organization's bylaws, the Council of Advisors elects the president of Pro-Gun New Hampshire every two years. The first president, former State Representative Elbert "Bick" Bicknell, began serving on April 15, 2006. Bick ran unopposed for a second term, and the Council of Advisors approved his reelection to a new term as President beginning April 15, 2008. Also, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the following changes in the Board's makeup: effective today, Evan Nappen leaves the office of Executive Vice President to assume the new position of Corporate Counsel, and Sam Cohen takes over as the new Executive Vice President. Bick, Sam, and Evan, as well as Ed Naile and Richard Aldrich, remain as Directors. HB1354 House Floor Vote -- Roll Call (Bill Defeated, 279 to 19)LegislationMarch 19, 2008: Yesterday, the NH House of Representatives voted 279 to 19 to defeat Representative Eleanor Kjellman's HB1354, the bill to ban firearms in the State House and Legislative Office Building. Today, she moved for "reconsideration" -- apparently because she inadvertently voted against her own bill yesterday. Her motion failed, 249 to 56. The following 19 reps voted FOR the bill yesterday (note, a "Nay" vote means disagreement with the committee recommendation to kill the bill):
Allen, Peter Democrat Cheshire 6 Nay
Butcher, Suzanne Democrat Cheshire 3 Nay Chase, Claudia Democrat Hillsborough 2 Nay Cooney, Mary Democrat Grafton 7 Nay Cunningham, Howard Democrat Carroll 3 Nay Fletcher, Richard Republican Hillsborough 7 Nay Gile, Mary Democrat Merrimack 10 Nay Ginsburg, Ruth Democrat Hillsborough 20 Nay Hall, Betty Democrat Hillsborough 5 Nay Howard, Doreen Democrat Rockingham 12 Nay Kepner, Susan Democrat Rockingham 15 Nay Levesque, Melanie Democrat Hillsborough 5 Nay Moody, Marcia Democrat Rockingham 12 Nay Nielsen, Ellen Democrat Sullivan 4 Nay Osborne, Jessie Democrat Merrimack 12 Nay Pilotte, Maurice Democrat Hillsborough 16 Nay Preston, Philip Democrat Grafton 8 Nay Weed, Charles Democrat Cheshire 3 Nay Yeaton, Charles Democrat Merrimack 8 Nay
Here's the full roll call, including "not voting" (note, a "Yea" vote means agreement with the committee recommendation to kill the bill):
Anti-Gun Bill HB1354 Killed in the NH HouseLegislation
March 18, 2008: Today the NH House of Representatives voted
overwhelmingly to kill HB1354, the bill to ban guns in the State House and
Legislative Office Building. Only 19 House members voted in favor of it. We
will post the roll-call vote when it becomes available.
House Committee Votes 9 to 1 Against HB1354LegislationFebruary 21, 2008: The NH House Legislative Administration Committee held public hearings on HB1354, the bill to ban guns in the State House complex, on February 5. As customary, the bill's sponsor (and its only sponsor), Rep. Eleanor Glynn Kjellman of Henniker, spoke first. Of the 24 people who followed her, all spoke against the bill; nobody else spoke in favor of it. Among those testifying were five state representatives (Daniel Eaton, Jay Phinizy, David Welch, John Tholl, and Fran Wendelboe), including three Advisors of Pro-Gun New Hampshire (Phinizy, Welch, and Tholl); three other PGNH Advisors (Stretch Kennedy, Rose Vinci, and Chris Vinci); and two PGNH Directors (Sam Cohen, who testified on behalf of PGNH, and Richard Aldrich). Other PGNH lapel pins were visible in the room, including those worn by at least two others who testified against the bill. Room change for HB1354 hearing Tuesday, February 5LegislationThe House Legislative Administration Committee changed the hearing location for HB1354 from State House room 100 to LOB (Legislative Office Building) room 104. The change was posted on the docket, but not on the "Quick Bill Search" summary. The date and time remain the same: 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
HB1379 hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 29Legislation
Public hearing now scheduled: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 11:00 a.m. HB1379, "relative to the authority of state agencies to prohibit state employees from lawfully carrying a firearm" Link to bill text: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1379.html SUPPORT This bill provides that no state agency shall prohibit any state employee, or other person who contracts with the state, from lawfully carrying a firearm on his or her person while on or in property owned or leased by the state, unless otherwise prohibited by law. LEGISLATIVE ALERT FOR HB1354 -- PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 5, 2008LegislationOn Tuesday, February 5, at 10:30 a.m., there will be a public hearing on House Bill 1354 (HB1354) before the NH House Legislative Administration Committee, in State House room 100 in Concord. HB1354 is the one obvious anti-gun bill in this legislative session; it would prohibit guns in the State House and the LOB (Legislative Office Building). (Link to bill text: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1354.html ) First, please contact members of the Legislative Administration Committee, especially if you are a constituent of one of them. We've included contact information for all the committee members at the end of this article. Best: a letter, followed up with a phone call. Second best: email, followed up with a phone call. It's not a good idea to call them too far in advance of the hearing, but if you wait until the night before, you may not reach them; calling on Friday February 1st may be the best compromise. |