Who's gonna stop me? YOU?
I might just give you the opportunity in person.
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Who's gonna stop me? YOU?
I might just give you the opportunity in person.
Who's gonna stop me? YOU?
I might just give you the opportunity in person.
Just moved here, and registered to vote. So now can I contribute my doom-and-gloom commentary from the New Hampshire side of the border?So, either move here and vote (best answer), or keep your doom-and-gloom commentary on your side of the border. I think you have enough going on over there to keep you busy.
Jose's got few places in NH where he'll be welcomed as family. Just sayin'.
Yikes...
I had a NH CCW in 2006...but I was a resident. The process was easy. I havent kept up to date with NH gun laws lately, as I am now living in MA.
Have the liberals changed the NH Gun laws recently?
Also, if a Ma LTC-A is issued with Target and Hunting restrictions, does NH look at this?
Would an NH Non-Res CCW be denied with a MA restriction?
A Pistol/Revolver License in NH can be issued for self defense, hunting and/or target shooting. Per the law it is valid for any purpose, no matter what purpose it was issued for. What it means is there are no "restrictions" on the license.
Hard to tell with the flow, but Lank's question was about whether or not NH would deny a NR license if your MA LTC had restrictions, not whether or not the NH NR License would have restrictions. For a while, I heard NH was denying NR LTC's if you had restrictions on your LTC, then I heard they weren't, or it depended on who you spoke to...I didn't answer because I don't know definitively what the answer is, but someone here will chime in soon.
And your point is?
And, just to be clear, the only reason we are loosing our state is because of the southern border hoppers, bringing their crap here.
I always love when people from out of state comment on what's happening or will happen in this state. The commentary is almost exclusively alarmist, and almost always runs counter to the evidence (on just how Mass-immigrants actually vote). I guess it's true that misery loves company.
Lynch is no favorite of mine (can't stand the guy, personally, either), but he's going to win for two main reasons, IMO:
1. The Republicans don't have a big-name, big gun to run against him. I like John Stephen, and I'm certainly voting for him, but he doesn't have big-name recognition in the state.
2. But the big reason is Newton's First Law. "A body in office remains in office unless acted upon by an outside force." Lynch has worked hard to be Mr. Make No Waves. He's done nothing to attract attention to himself, either in a positive or negative way. Don't get me wrong, the guy's a died-in-the-wool Democrat, but he's skilled at not taking any position that could be a lightning rod. The closest he came was signing the f***ing Gay Marriage law, but since the Legislature passed it, he can always fall back on "hey, they passed it. I just signed it."
Absent some big-name opposition (Sununu, Gregg, etc) or big-time f***-up on Lynch's part (think Craig Benson), people are just going to vote a half-hearted "Meh," and keep the guy.
So, yes, Lynch will win.
But so will Kelly Ayotte
And Charlie Bass
And (I think) Frank Guinta
And in 2008, arguably the worst year to be running as a Republican for anything, the Republicans picked up 17 seats in the NH House. Got that number? In a shitty year to be a Republican, they picked up 17 seats. I'm feeling pretty good about where the House and maybe Senate are going in the State.
So, either move here and vote (best answer), or keep your doom-and-gloom commentary on your side of the border. I think you have enough going on over there to keep you busy.
Hard to tell with the flow, but Lank's question was about whether or not NH would deny a NR license if your MA LTC had restrictions, not whether or not the NH NR License would have restrictions.
Absent some big-name opposition (Sununu, Gregg, etc) or big-time f***-up on Lynch's part (think Craig Benson), people are just going to vote a half-hearted "Meh," and keep the guy.
So, yes, Lynch will win.
But so will Kelly Ayotte
And Charlie Bass
And (I think) Frank Guinta
I'm not understanding your point. Lynch isn't pro-gun, but he's not working at being anti-gun, either, and he didn't block the switchblade/dagger law, either. Nor has Lynch caused state buildings to be posted as gun free zones. Stephen, by contrast, had DHHS buildings posted while he ran that agency. The signs were eventually removed by actions of legislators, over Stephen's strong objections.
Ayotte herself has devoted herself to curtailing freedoms. She worked successfully to prevent Stand Your Ground from becoming law, and she maintains that we do not have a right to carry concealed.
As Mayor, Guinta banned guns from some city property, despite his action being clearly illegal, and he stood firm against all attempts to get the city to follow the law. Interestingly, when it was pointed out to the Attorney General - Ayotte - that Manchester was breaking the law that prohibits municipalities from regulating guns, she didn't care.
Finally, Bass is basically gun-neutral. During his earlier stint in elected office, Bass was routinely on the wrong side of gun votes but, to be fair, it wasn't out of any personal convictions. He only votes the way he is told by "leadership."
I have Assachusetts restrictions, but just got my NH license, 3 weeks ago with NO RESTRICTIONS. It doesn't say anything on the license about a restriction, like Assachusetts does. It is simply a non - resident pistol / revolver license to carry concealed.
Indeed. MA's licenses are not just carry licenses, but possession licenses; the restrictions are used to neuter the carry half of the coin. NH licenses just enable concealed/vehicle carry, and a few other little exceptions in the RSAs and F&G regs.NH does not have restrictions on their Pistol / Revolver licenses. It's either issued or denied.
And he vetoed the bipartisan dismantling of the state's nearly-unused gun dealer laws, which have been struck down by courts as unconstitutionally vague (Geddes) or used to railroad honest and innocent people all the way through indictment.Lynch actively opposed Vermont-style carry, and veto'd SYG.
First, I'm not a single issue voter. I evaluate the "body of work," but even considering that, I certainly don't understand your point. Are you saying that Lynch is somehow more pro-gun than Stephen, or that Hodes is somehow more committed to 2A rights than Ayotte, or that Shea-Porter or Kuster are stronger on gun rights than Guinta or Bass? What is your point?
Second, your recollection is faulty at best. Lynch actively opposed Vermont-style carry, and veto'd SYG. Ayotte's position on it was irrelevant, as she had no vote in the matter, and Lynch was going to veto it anyway. (As I understood it at the time, her objection had more to do with the way the law was written than the concept, but I may be wrong.) Where's your evidence that she "maintains we do not have the right to carry concealed?" What are you basing that on? She wrote amicus briefs in support of both Heller and McDonald, and she supports nationwide recognition of concealed carry licenses. And she was the AG who stated ""...open carry is regarded as a Right, and though any citizen may call the police if they observe someone carrying a gun openly, that citizen's 'annoyance and alarm' does not override the Right to carry openly." Yeah, real gun hater there. Take a quick look at the gun owner who are supporting her. Real wishy-washy types like Mas Ayoob, Mike Briggs, and our own Jim McLoud. Where are you getting your talking points? Some left-over Bill Binnie flyers?
And Gunita, that anti-gun bastard, he says "The right to own a firearm is clearly protected under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and should not be infringed upon," and gets an "A" rating from both the NRA and GOA.
And Bass, well, he may be our weak link. He gets a "A" rating from the NRA, but only a "B" from GOA. Oh, boy, are we in trouble!
First, I'm not a single issue voter. I evaluate the "body of work," but even considering that, I certainly don't understand your point. Are you saying that Lynch is somehow more pro-gun than Stephen, or that Hodes is somehow more committed to 2A rights than Ayotte, or that Shea-Porter or Kuster are stronger on gun rights than Guinta or Bass? What is your point?
Second, your recollection is faulty at best. Lynch actively opposed Vermont-style carry, and veto'd SYG. Ayotte's position on it was irrelevant, as she had no vote in the matter, and Lynch was going to veto it anyway. (As I understood it at the time, her objection had more to do with the way the law was written than the concept, but I may be wrong.) Where's your evidence that she "maintains we do not have the right to carry concealed?" What are you basing that on? She wrote amicus briefs in support of both Heller and McDonald, and she supports nationwide recognition of concealed carry licenses. And she was the AG who stated ""...open carry is regarded as a Right, and though any citizen may call the police if they observe someone carrying a gun openly, that citizen's 'annoyance and alarm' does not override the Right to carry openly." Yeah, real gun hater there. Take a quick look at the gun owner who are supporting her. Real wishy-washy types like Mas Ayoob, Mike Briggs, and our own Jim McLoud. Where are you getting your talking points? Some left-over Bill Binnie flyers?
And Gunita, that anti-gun bastard, he says "The right to own a firearm is clearly protected under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and should not be infringed upon," and gets an "A" rating from both the NRA and GOA.
And Bass, well, he may be our weak link. He gets a "A" rating from the NRA, but only a "B" from GOA. Oh, boy, are we in trouble!
My point is that you were touting these Republican candidates as if they have a record that is nothing but good for gun owners, and that is simply not the case.
In office, Lynch has been neutral on guns. Like Shaheen before him, I believe that he is inherently opposed to firearms ownership, but he has kept his individual belief out of performing his job as Governor.
I know Stephen personally, consider him a friend, and will certainly vote for him, but he has never explained why he banned guns from every State building under his control when he had that power, or why it required legislative action to remove his gun ban. It took the guys now at PGNH to push and push to remove the ban.
I am not interested in "talking points," no matter who issues them, nor do I care who has "signed on" to support a particular campaign. My primary concern is what people actually do when they have the power to do it, not what they say they will do.
Yes, Lynch vetoed "Stand Your Ground." And when he did, he cited multiple recommendations from the State's Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Kelly Ayotte. As Attorney General, Ayotte not only opposed every attempt to broaden our gun rights, she actively tried to roll them back.
You're right that Ayotte has said that open carry is a right. But she has also stated, in court documents, that concealed carry is not a right. Feel free to read about her anti-gun amicus brief in the Bleiler case here:
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nh-supreme-court/1219270.html. Be warned that the anti-gun crap spewed by the court in this case is outrageous.
And I will point out again that Ayotte - as Attorney General - made a decision to ignore the Guinta and the City of Manchester's violation of RSA 129:16.
Again, you are conflating political talking points - designed to get votes - with real-world action. While Mayor, Guinta had the city of Manchester illegally regulate guns in violation of RSA 129:26, and he stonewalled all attempts to bring the city into complaince.
Bass hasn't ever been above a legitimate 'C' as regarding guns in his entire career, but there seems no doubt that Kuster would be worse.