"The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," Rep. Burt (r-Goffstown).
— @joshrogersNHPR
First order of business for the new Republican majority in New Hampshire? Overturning a
ban on weapons in the House chamber:
House lawmakers have voted 228-149 to allow concealed weapons in the House chamber and Legislative Office Building.
It was one of the first acts by the now Republican-controlled House on the opening day of the legislative session.
Priorities! Never mind the ban was in place for at least
three pretty good reasons:
In an op-ed published Monday, minority leader Steve Shurtleff called the policy inappropriate and potentially dangerous, citing three separate incidents in which members dropped their guns on the floor during the last time gun possession was allowed.