NH House Votes to End Gun-Free Zones on College Campuses
The Republican-led New Hampshire House passed campus legislation on Feb. 5 that would end gun-free zones on the state’s college campuses.
WMUR noted that the campus carryover bill passed “by a vote of 188 to 165.”
State Rep. Sam Farrington (R) said, “We in New Hampshire have made it clear: Self-defense is not a privilege, it is a natural right, and natural rights are not granted by governments. They are granted by God alone.”
Farrington added: “We hear that students are too drunk, too immature, too young to carry a gun. My question is: How do we let them vote, then? And how do we let them go fight in a foreign war?”
The Truth About Guns gave the gist of the campus carry bill, noting that it “would prohibit state-funded colleges from restricting the legal possession or use of weapons on campus – including firearms, pepper spray, mace, stun guns and Tasers. In other words, if you can legally carry it in New Hampshire, you can carry it on a public college campus.”
Democrats warned that allowing carry on campus would increase danger on campus, but state Rep. Jennifer Rhodes (R) responded: “States that have adopted carry on campus have done so without any increase or risk of violence.” »
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