New Hampshire Firearms Coalition is the state’s leading gun-rights organization, and we work tirelessly on behalf of all NH gun owners! Tomorrow is likely the most important vote in your lifetime regarding your rights as a firearm owner.
We hear every election, “this is the most important election that you will ever vote in”…,
yet this time, it is true. Unlike most elections, with this election we will choose a US president, a US Senator and the members of the New Hampshire Legislature that will control the 10 year Constitutionally mandated redistricting.
What does all that mean? Not only is your vote for the President in play in New Hampshire (Review 2000: Bush 271 Electoral college votes/ Gore 267) and you will see that our 4 electoral college votes mattered that year. Control of the US Senate is also at risk, currently predicted to be a 50D/50R split.
In addition to those two big issues, the following offices: US House, NH House, NH Senate, NH Executive Council and some minor offices will have there district lines drawn by the next Legislature. The next New Hampshire Legislature will decide the districts for the next 10 years. The last time there was redistricting, was just after the 2010 election. The last time this happened during a Presidential election was 2000.
The good and bad news is that this crazy season will be over shortly and we can go back to enjoying our lives. We want you to know that NHFC has done everything we can as a non-profit to
tell you about the ambitions and actions of those running for office. While we cannot tell gun owners which candidates they should support or who they should NOT support, we can tell you that your rights are on the ballot and
you need to make sure that you vote your gun rights over all other issues.
This election is so important that we even were making changes to our online scorecard at the last minute.
Please double check the candidate grades at our website, as there were a few small changes after we printed and mailed the hard copies.
As an example, on Monday night last week, we received a late survey from a senate district 9 candidate. This district serves the citizens of both Cheshire and Hillsborough counties in the south-western part of the state. If you recall, this is home to one of the most anti-gun senators in New Hampshire. Senator Jeanne Dietsch…the author and prime sponsor of the “2020 Jeanne Dietsch Range Closure Bill”, a bill that was so egregious, that all 24 senators voted against it, even all of the other Democrats.
In response to the survey results and Ms. Ricciardis’ demonstrated support of the 2nd amendment, candidate
Denise Ricciardi has received an A- grade. The NHFC Board also voted to mail an additional approximately 6,000 postcards to share the updated news and to expose Sen. Jeanne Dietsch’s record of working against the 2nd amendment.
This year, just like every other year, NHFC sent out over one thousand surveys to candidates across NH. For the higher offices, these surveys were mailed registered mail, so that the NHFC Board would have confidence in our grading system should a survey not be returned. In some cases, a 2nd registered copy was sent to give these candidates
EVERY OPPORTUNITY to share their positions on gun rights, legislation and the protections afforded in the 2nd amendment. Many chose not to respond, which speaks loudly to their position. Some are even claiming to have ‘not’ received them… We have the certified return receipts to show that these were delivered.
Based on the survey results, prior voting records, and social media and other publications, New Hampshire Firearms Coalition has published both a primary and general election scorecard for our members. This scorecard is invaluable in determining who will
effectively and unreservedly represent gun owners in Concord.
Please share the general election scorecard with friends, family and co-workers! This election will have a long lasting effect on your ability to defend yourself and your family…
VOTE LIKE YOUR GUN RIGHTS MATTER, THEY DO!
While we work tirelessly to defend your rights and to keep you informed, the anti-gun Democrats in Concord are working
JUST AS HARD to take those rights away, to restrict your ability to speak out, and to entirely leave you defenseless.
You see, they are now trying to have
all sessions held remotely, which offers you, the citizens of NH, no opportunity to speak out about the awful legislation they will propose. Remember, the first bill to be filed so far is another RED FLAG BILL!
Over the last several weeks, at the request of the NHFC board, I have been championing the fight against these remote sessions. This past week, I was even at the Supreme Court with an Attorney arguing against this unconstitutional question of the Court. Please let everyone within your sphere of influence know that this is a very bad idea, one that will strip all citizens of the right to be heard. A link to the docket and to the video of the hearing are here:
Docket
Video
In closing, Gun Owners of America has written a great write up on what has taken place in Washington DC. I strongly recommend that you
click on this link and read it.