The Campus Carry bill would remove an unconstitutional exemption we shouldn’t even need that has allowed Colleges in the state that take tax money to create and enforce gun-free zones. HB1793, the Protecting College Students Act, ends special gun-free zones on public college campuses and extends New Hampshire’s constitutional carry law to every corner of taxpayer-funded property.
Rumor has it the Republican Majority State Senate is under pressure to water it down until it provides little or no guarantees to law-abiding students who want to carry concealed for their protection and that of their classmates.
Gun-free zones attract mass shooters, and thanks to progressive culture and their non-stop violent rhetoric, being disarmed could prove deadly.
Major on Campus shooting Incidents in just he past few years (with fatalities):
- December 2025: Brown University (Providence, RI) — A gunman opened fire in a study session in the Barus and Holley Building during finals week, killing 2 students (Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov) and wounding 9 others. The suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente (a former student), later died by suicide. en.wikipedia.org
- December 2025: Kentucky State University — 1 dead. uppermichiganssource.com
- September 2025: Utah Valley University — 1 dead (linked to the assassination of Charlie Kirk in some reports). uppermichiganssource.com
- April 2025: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) — 2 dead, multiple injured in a shooting involving a student suspect. uppermichiganssource.com
- November 2024: Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL) — During homecoming weekend, a mass shooting left 1 dead (La’Tavion Johnson) and 16 injured (at least 12 by gunfire). Multiple suspects were later arrested/charged. en.wikipedia.org
- December 2023: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — A 67-year-old former business professor (whose job applications were rejected) killed 3 faculty members and wounded 1 in a building housing the business school. The gunman died in a shootout with police. nbcsandiego.com
- February 2023: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) — A gunman killed 3 students and wounded at least 5 in two buildings before dying by suicide. bestcolleges.com
- November 2022: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) — A former student/football team member killed 3 current football players on a charter bus returning to campus and wounded 2 others. bestcolleges.com
Groups, including the New Hampshire Firearms Coalition, are asking everyone to reach out to their State Senators, Senate Judiciary, and Senate leadership, as well as the Governor.
HB 1793 simply applies the same rules law-abiding adults already follow everywhere else in the state. College students do not lose their constitutional rights at the campus property lines.
Key Points to Include in Your Messages:
- Law-abiding 18–22 year olds can vote, serve in the military, and carry off-campus — they should be treated as responsible adults on campus too.
- Voluntary training and cooperation with campus police show real personal responsibility.
- Public institutions should not receive special carve-outs to override statewide constitutional carry.
- This protects the fundamental right to self-defense in critical moments when police cannot arrive instantly.
Here is their call to action.
???? IMMEDIATE CALL TO ACTION
- Contact the Governor – Urge her to support HB 1793 and sign it into law. Email or Call Governor Kelly Ayotte – SUPPORT HB 1793
Contact Governor Ayotte:
Office of the Governor
State House
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2121
(603) 271-7680 (fax)
GovernorAyotte@governor.nh.gov
Open Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM- Contact Senate Judiciary Committee Members – Demand they recommend HB 1793 Ought to Pass without weakening amendments. Email or Call the Senate Judiciary Committee – SUPPORT HB 1793
(603) 271-2111 Ask to leave a Message for the Senate President, Senator Carson.
or email
William.Gannon@gc.nh.gov; Daryl.Abbas@gc.nh.gov; Debra.Altschiller@gc.nh.gov; Tara.Reardon@gc.nh.gov; Sharon.Carson@gc.nh.gov; brendan.bunnell@gc.nh.gov- Contact Your Own State Senator – Ask them to vote YES when the bill reaches the floor. ► Find and Contact Your State Senator
- Please email this alert to your friends and ask for them to help in this must pass bill.
After you do that, you can read more from GraniteGrok on this legislation and the issue, here.
