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New Hampshire Bill Strengthening Second Amendment Rights on Public Property Advances.<\/a><\/p>\n

A bill reaffirming that the New Hampshire Legislature, not state agencies or local governments, holds sole authority to regulate weapons on public property narrowly cleared a House committee this week.<\/p>\n

House Bill 609<\/a>, sponsored by Rep. Samuel Farrington (R-Rochester), seeks to close what he calls loopholes in the state\u2019s existing firearms preemption law after learning the New Hampshire Department of Transportation barred its employees from carrying firearms on the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intent here is to emphasize that the Legislature\u2019s preemption is the last word on the subject,\u201d Farrington told the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Expanding Preemption<\/h2>\n

New Hampshire\u2019s\u00a0current preemption law<\/a>, signed in 2003 by then-Gov. Craig Benson, already reserves regulation of firearms, components, ammunition, and supplies to the Legislature. In 2011, Gov. John Lynch expanded that statute to include knives.<\/p>\n

Farrington\u2019s proposal would extend those protections even further\u2014covering stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray, and other self-defense tools. It also bars any state, county, or municipal agency from creating or enforcing its own weapons rules that conflict with state law.<\/p>\n

Partisan Divide<\/h2>\n
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The House panel approved the measure 9\u20137 along strict party lines, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. Critics argued the legislation could handcuff local authorities from setting policies for large public events, such as the New Hampshire Air Show at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis is of a very broad, sweeping nature,\u201d said Rep. David Meuse (D-Portsmouth). \u201cIt would override the practices of a lot of communities and further restrict local control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supporters countered that Pease\u2019s ban on firearms wouldn\u2019t be affected, since it sits on federal property.<\/p>\n

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