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Deputy Dawg Doesn’t Have A Monopoly On Self-Defense, Oh No!

Since Deputy Dawg Stephen Shurtleff (AKA ‘Scared’ Shurtleff) was the prime mover behind the repeal of “Stand Your Ground” (HB135), and and since he, as a steely-eyed ex federal law enforcement officer, would still be able to stand his ground (properly trained, don’tya know), while the rest of his subjects NH citizens would be forced …

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Shurtleff Defends Stand Your Ground Repeal In The Union Leader

“There is hardly any mental misery worse than that of having our own serious phrases, our own rooted beliefs, caricatured by a charlatan or a hireling.”  —George Eliot Last Monday, Steve Shurtleff wrote an op-ed in advocacy for his bill to repeal stand your ground. He tells several lies, makes completely inaccurate statements and could …

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NH House Vote To Repeal Stand Your Ground (HB 135) is Today

Update [-Skip]:  The NH House just voted to pass HB135 which means that you must flee from danger instead of asserting your Right to Self-Defense.  From the House Republican Alliance: “We are saddened but not surprised by the passage of HB135, which removes a person’s right to defend oneself. The passage of this politically motivated …

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Scared Shurtleff

Deputy Dawg Stephen Shurtleff, the same who wants to limit our ability to defend ourselves against bad guys, appears happy to let drunks aim their cars at us. House Bill 496 would restore ‘limited driving privileges for eligible first-time DWI offenders to facilitate employment, rehabilitation, and medical treatment.’