Congratulations to Governor Sununu for doing something that a lot of politicians don’t do – a campaign promise kept by signing NH’s new Constitutional Carry law (SB12) that repealed a decades old discriminatory law. However, sore losers gotta hate – and lie. It is in their blood and in their souls. F’rinstance, one would think that a Police Commissioner would be a fine, up-standing, and truth telling Citizen. After all, aren’t those involved in law enforcement supposed to NOT lie to the General Public? Apparently, Joseph Plaia thinks otherwise (emphasis mine):
“This bill will eliminate the state’s longstanding permitting system and prevent local law enforcement from making important determinations that help keep guns out of dangerous hands,” Joseph Plaia, a Portsmouth Police Commissioner and member of Granite State Coalition for Common Sense, said in a statement. (H/T: Concord Monitor)
“Will” is a strong declarative; Plaia is telling the NH Public that a duly passed and signed law is doing something that it is not true (as Kimberly blogged, he seems to have this kind of habit). The law is short – even a moron can understand it as the official analysis shows (emphasis mine, full text after the jump):
ANALYSIS
This bill:
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.
I think “Lyin’ Plaia” owes all of us an apology – and his IQ can now be re-evaluated. “Repeals the requirement” does not equal “eliminate the state’s longstanding permitting system” in any English variant with which I am familiar. Gee, Joe – WHERE in Analysis or in the full text does this new law actually DO what you are telling everyone is the law? I’m not the brightest bulb in the lot (I’ve only got two STEM degrees) but I can’t see ANYWHERE that eliminates the licensing process. In fact, it doesn’t and a very good thing, too, for we who have been licensed and wish to visit another State that reciprocally recognizes the NH pistol/revolver license. In fact, JOE, it is clear that it will still exist.
Sidenote: btw, is there a penalty for an elected official, on record, lying about what the law is?
As to the “prevent local law enforcement from making important determinations that help keep guns out of dangerous hands” bit, a question for you. You’re trying to make a similar (and similarly invalid) assumption to the “No Fly” list and guns. The former is a secret list that the Government keeps that keeps “dangerous” people off of planes. The assumption is that these people (who may not even know they are on the list) are too dangerous to have guns. Fair enough, but anti-gunners like yourself, never have a good answer to what should be the rapid and proper answer to that is “if they are too dangerous to fly, why haven’t they been locked up and slammed into jail?”.
So here in NH, if the police think someone is dangerous, Joe, why haven’t you locked them up? Or is it that you just like the idea of pronouncing someone guilty without bothering to go before a judge and jury to have them declared as such. You know, due process joined with the idea of presumed innocence before before adjudicated guilty?
You know – just like those kangaroo college courts where men are pre-judged to be guilty and not allowed access to the judicial system? Here, you get to declare people, even if limited in number, guilty all by ones’ lonesome.
Oh, I have just filed an official RSA 91-A request to Joseph Plaia using his official Portsmouth Police Commission page:
Please consider this an official Right To Know Request under NH RSA 91-A. As an official on the Portsmouth Police Commission, you stated the following about the recently signed SB12 “Constitutional Carry” law:”This bill will eliminate the state’s longstanding permitting system”.
Why are you telling the NH Public something that is contrary to what the text of the law actually states?
Kindest regards,
David “Skip” Murphy
GraniteGrok.com
Here’s the screenshot:
The clock starts ticking….
I do wonder if his organization, Granite State Coalition for Common Sense, gives out merit badges for doing what he’s doing? Oh wait, this is part of Gabby Giffords’ civilian disarmament group…..this is standard fare (I’m on their emailing list so I know what they say).
The other liar will be tomorrow
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Full Text (emphasis mine):
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT repealing the licensing requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1:1 Pistols and Revolvers; License to Carry. Amend RSA 159:6 to read as follows:
159:6 License to Carry.I.(a) The selectmen of a town, the mayor or chief of police of a city or a full-time police officer designated by them respectively, the county sheriff for a resident of an unincorporated place, or the county sheriff if designated by the selectmen of a town that has no police chief, upon application of any resident of such town, city, or unincorporated place, or the director of state police, or some person designated by such director, upon application of a nonresident, shall issue a license to such applicant authorizing the applicant to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in this state for not less than [4] 5 years from the date of issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to the applicant’s person or property or has any proper purpose, [and that the applicant is a suitable person to be licensed] unless the applicant is prohibited by New Hampshire or federal statute from possessing a firearm. Hunting, target shooting, or self-defense shall be considered a proper purpose. The license shall be valid for all allowable purposes regardless of the purpose for which it was originally issued.
(b) The license shall be in duplicate and shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee. The original shall be delivered to the licensee and the duplicate shall be preserved by the people issuing the same for [4] 5 years. When required, license renewal shall take place within the month of the [fourth] fifth anniversary of the license holder’s date of birth following the date of issuance. The license shall be issued within 14 days after application, and, if such application is denied, the reason for such denial shall be stated in writing, the original of which such writing shall be delivered to the applicant, and a copy kept in the office of the person to whom the application was made. The fee for licenses issued to residents of the state shall be $10, which fee shall be for the use of the town or city granting said licenses; the fee for licenses granted to out-of-state residents shall be $100, which fee shall be for the use of the state. The director of state police is hereby authorized and directed to prepare forms for the licenses required under this chapter and forms for the application for such licenses and to supply the same to officials of the cities and towns authorized to issue the licenses. The form shall require no more information than was required on the state of New Hampshire application for pistol/revolver license, form DSSP 85, as revised in December 2009. No other forms shall be used by officials of cities and towns. The cost of the forms shall be paid out of the fees received from nonresident licenses.
II. No photograph or fingerprint shall be required or used as a basis to grant, deny, or renew a license to carry for a resident or nonresident, unless requested by the applicant.
III. The availability of a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver under this section or under any other provision of law shall not be construed to impose a prohibition on the unlicensed transport or carry of a firearm in a vehicle, or on or about one’s person, whether openly or concealed, loaded or unloaded, by a resident, nonresident, or alien if that individual is not otherwise prohibited by statute from possessing a firearm in the state of New Hampshire.
1:2 Pistols and Revolvers; Reciprocity. RSA 159:6-d is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
159:6-d Reciprocity. The director of the division of state police shall negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions to recognize in those jurisdictions the validity of the license issued under RSA 159:6. The director shall apply to every jurisdiction with which New Hampshire does not have a reciprocity agreement, at least once every 5 years to obtain recognition in those jurisdictions of the license issued under RSA 159:6. Any such agreement executed shall not expire unless an expiration date is required under the statutes of the reciprocal jurisdiction.
1:3 Repeal. RSA 159:4, relative to requiring a license to carry a concealed pistol or revolver, is repealed.
1:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: Feb 22, 2017
Effective Date: 2/22/2017
