The shootings at Newtown may be history, but the deaths created by guns continue. On Jan. 20, in Albuquerque, NM, a 15-year old teenager shot and killed five members of his own family. According to an AP story appearing in the Boston Globe (1/22/13), “The teen allegedly told the detective that he took a .22 [...]
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Gun Safety Laws Versus Increased Gun Access
By Gary Patton on January 29, 2013 in
Tags: gun control, gun control statehouse, gun laws, gun safety
Coke to ALEC: Drop Dead
Coca-Cola has withdrawn from ALEC, the right-wing corporate-funded organization whose model legislation has been used verbatim in many of the extreme bills promoted by the New Hampshire GOP. The Coca-Cola Company has elected to discontinue its membership with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Our involvement with ALEC was focused on efforts to oppose discriminatory [...]
Challenging House bills on gun rights
With HB 210 “no retreat”, HB378 “Point a gun”, and HB 330 “No license” possibly or likely to become law, let’s imagine situations that would occasion the application of these laws in the form passed by the NH House.HB 378 Scenario My car skid off a back road in NH, I have two young children [...]
Bird Pardon Petition — A Change in Gun Laws Coming?
From NHPR http://nhpr.org/bird-pardon-pe… House Speaker O’Brien wants Governor and Council to fast-track the pardon for man convicted of criminally threatening a woman who got lost and ended up on his property – property clearly marked no trespassing. Freeing Mr. Bird is only the first step. “That’s the least of it. We want him released. But [...]
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