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Pssssttt!!!

Today, Democrat Senator David Pierce, District 5, introduced an amendment to SB 336, a bill that would have replaced the word “suitable” with “not prohibited by state or federal law” for persons applying under NH RSA 159:6 for a license to carry a loaded pistol discretely.

Senator Pierce’s amendment agreed with replacing the amorphous “suitable” with “not prohibited…”, something for which NH’s firearms’ organizations have been advocating for years so local law enforcement could not longer deny a law-abiding citizen a pistol license because a chief didn’t like say, the cut of the applicant’s jib, or other some such nonsense.  However, Senator Pierce’s amendment would have booby-trapped the process by allowing local government/law enforcement to impose “any written criteria“…”regarding the determination of eligibility for a license.”  A head-fake in the name of “local control” and draped with the “public safety” mantle of moral authority…

For a moment, think “Chief of Police – Canterbury”.  Or Bartlett.  Or New London.  I guess Senator Pierce is still okay with these “unsuitables” deciding who is…….

The amendment was defeated along party lines……the bill now goes to the House.

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