These anti-liberty folks need to be thrown into the ocean.
1 way ticket to Cuba.
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These anti-liberty folks need to be thrown into the ocean.
Greetings:As you likely know by now, we were able to overturn the Ought to Pass (OTP) recommendation for HB1589 and turn it into an Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL) motion that killed the bill 2:1 on the house floor.
Thank you for your calls and letters in support of defeating this bill. Even with your support, we faced a tough battle. Your calls and emails let your representatives know that this was a bad bill from the start.
The proponents of HB1589 have not given up and vowed to keep the issue alive. I truly hope you will be active this summer and fall helping elect freedom minded individuals like yourself to the state house to prevent these battles in the future.
Please let me know if I can be of help in the future.
Again, thank you.
Pam Tucker
“The only thing worse than seeing the bill go down is seeing a vote that supported it first,” said Zandra Hawkins of Granite State Progress.
”“The only thing worse than seeing the bill go down is seeing a vote that supported it first,” said Zandra Hawkins of Granite State Progress.
Just got an email from Pam Tucker:
I like her....
Take them out for 'whale watching'. Put them all into smaller boats (from the main one) and tell them to go to certain points (GPS coordinates). Once they reach there, have scuttling charges trigger to sink the boats. Get the smaller boats donated from wherever possible. Even if they're ready for the scrapyard. Maybe even have the engine area sealed so it will float, to prevent any environmental issues (got to keep those tree huger's happy). Or give them all parasail tickets, sending them all over the place (so none get wind of what's going on). Then several miles out to sea, cut the line and let nature take care of business.
Or put them all onto an island out in the middle of no where. With no fauna to feed them (no flora to eat either) and tell them no pickup for six months. Any that are left living can come back... Maybe... Maybe include one gun, with three bullets, somewhere on the island.
We need NESers and other freedom-loving people to run against the bill sponsors. Even if you have to DINO it whatever, just do it.
I think one of my critters-to-be was a cosponsor. Trouble is, I'm still in the Constipation State. (Not sure it would look good as newcomer running right off the bat, anyway.)
NH has a 2 year residency requirement in order to run for state rep.
i have no idea where they come up with this bullshit about people supporting this crap. i've yet to run into anyone in person who would support background checks in NH.
granted i don't ask the libtards in peterborough or keene, but you know what i mean.
i have no idea where they come up with this bullshit about people supporting this crap. i've yet to run into anyone in person who would support background checks in NH.
granted i don't ask the libtards in peterborough or keene, but you know what i mean.
Dear Mr. T
Thank you for your e-mail about HB 1589. I had fully meant to reply before the vote, but it was an extraordinarily busy week for me, and there were a number of things I didn't get to. However, I owe you an explanation for my vote.
I voted in favor of the Committee amendment (deleting the requirement for background checks in gun sales between people who know each other, since it seemed unnecessary and unreasonable to apply background checks to family and friends). I voted against the floor amendment to convert the bill to a study committee, because I agreed with the basic intent of HB 1589. Had that floor amendment not passed, I would have voted for HB 1589 as amended by the Committee amendment, because I believe that basic background checks in commercial gun sales (including at gun shows) just makes good common sense.
I believe in the 2nd Amendment, and I don't believe simple NICS background checks to prevent gun sales to felons and those who have been adjudicated dangerous to themselves or others represent an infringement on 2nd Amendment rights. When measured against the potential that a background check could save lives by keeping firearms out of the wrong hands, it seems to me this is the kind of reasonable regulation that actually makes the 2nd Amendment stronger, not weaker. Balanced regulations like this have been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in recent cases like Heller v. District of Columbia.
I believe the overwhelming majority of gun owners in New Hampshire are responsible, law-abiding citizens who are well trained in gun safety and use their guns for perfectly legitimate purposes. I'm not worried about them, and personally I don't think they should be concerned about HB 1589 (I realize you disagree). Responsible gun owners may be inconvenienced by having to go through a background check if they want to buy or sell a gun with someone they don't know, but if that saves even one life, it's worth it to me. The rash of recent mass shootings by dangerously mentally ill individuals is not something I'm prepared to accept without looking for sensible ways to prevent them, and HB 1589 seems to me to represent a reasonably balanced step toward preventing more of these mass tragedies.
Some feel that background checks are a first step to a national registry of gun owners. I don't think this fear is well-founded, but I understand that some gun owners honestly believe this. In either case, HB 1589 expressly provided that "Nothing in this [law] shall be construed to require or authorize any state, county, or local law enforcement agency to establish or maintain a registry of firearms sold or transferred in accordance with this chapter," and federal law prohibits the creation of any such registry at the federal level.
I respect the fact that you disagree with me on this, and again, I thank you for your e-mail. I'd appreciate the opportunity to talk with you more about this if you are so inclined.
Respectfully,
Howard Moffett
But the bottom line is that the state must try to enforce the law. Authorities should use the background check database as a way to find assault weapon purchasers who might not have registered those guns in compliance with the new law.
You NH guys might enjoy reading this article which was printed in today's Hartford Courant written by Judy Aron, one of your newest residents. I'm jealous!
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/
Congrats on slamming the door on such pervasive legislation.
Rome