Gun Owners Cite Constitutional Rights In Objection To Open Carry Bill

Michael Brindley
nhpr.org
February 22, 2013

Gun owners came out to the capitol in force Thursday to object to a bill that would make it illegal to open carry a pistol or revolver in a public building without a permit.

Holding up a copy of the New Hampshire constitution, Steven Stefanik of Manchester told lawmakers their oath required them to reject the bill.

“You can make laws, but you can’t go against the Constitution, and I just read you article 2A: we all have the right to keep and bear arms, any place, anytime we want to protect ourselves, our state, our families and our property.”

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This article was posted: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 2:59 pm

Tags: constitution, domestic news

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