They Are Exploiting Our Children...
...to make YOU a Criminal!
HB 208 Sponsors
(Left to Right):
State Reps. Micheal O’Niel (R-Hampton), Joe Stone (R-Deerfield),
George Winchell (R-Atkinson)
Has a school bus like this ever stopped in front of, or near your house?
Has one ever passed you, while you were out walking?
Has one ever been ahead, as you drove to the range or to a hunt? |
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If you answered
“yes” to any of these questions, and if House Bill 208 passes... YOU COULD
GO TO JAIL!
Current New Hampshire State Law: Title XV -Chapter 193-D:1 “Safe School
Zone means an area inclusive of any school property or school buses.”
What will HB 208 do?
It will criminalize mere possession of any firearm, by a law-abiding
citizen, for the first time ever in New Hampshire history! A law-abiding
person - with no ill-intent towards anyone, who steps on the wrong piece
of land, while carrying a firearm - could go to jail under HB 208.
HB-208’s “exemptions” may sound “nice”, but they have a hidden, nasty
sting. For example: HB 208 will not apply to possession of a firearm, “by
an individual over 18 years of age not currently enrolled in grades
kindergarten through 12 who holds a valid permit issued under RSA 159:6
and who is operating or attending a motor vehicle.” This will convert our
carry license into a FIREARMS POSSESSION LICENSE FOR EVERY FIREARM!! The
reason: every firearm-owner will have to get a carry license, to ensure that
he cannot be arrested, as a result of innocently straying into a “school”
zone.
HB208 will eliminate open carry in most of NH. School buses are included
in the definition of a “safe school zone.” School buses move. A lot. A
hunter afield in a very rural area, who has no concealed carry license,
could be jailed just for having a loaded shotgun on land owned by a
school. A 17 year-old out hunting, who does not have a carry license and
who crosses a school-owned field – even when school is not in session –
could be prosecuted.
HB 208 provides that: “such prohibitions by school authorities [shall
be] posted in conspicuous locations on school property.” This exemption
is a snare. An anti-gun judge could use the vague term “conspicuous
locations on school property” to make a criminal of a law-abiding person.
The accused must still go to Court, with a lawyer, to show the proper notice
was not posted. A 16 year-old must get a hunting license. If that
student, planning to hunt on the way home from school, parks in the school
parking lot, with his shotgun secured in the car’s trunk, he’ll have committed
a crime. Decent, law-abiding folks will be prosecuted, and forced to spend
huge sums, to stay out of prison.
HB 208 mandates that any firearm must be, “locked and not visible in
a motor vehicle.” Many popular SUVs and pick-ups do not have a trunk. Leaving
your hunting shotgun or rifle in a standard zippered case could land you
in prison.
HB 208 Sponsors conceal a key fact. Assault – with a firearm or a fist
– has for centuries been a crime. Anyone, who brings a firearm to school
to do harm, can be arrested and prosecuted RIGHT NOW.
Action Item!
There will be a hearing for HB 208 on Tuesday January 25th, 2005 at
11 am before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee in room 204
of the Legislative Office Building which is located directly behind the
State House.
Call the committee members and come to the hearing.
Home Phone Numbers for the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
David Welch R-Kingston (H) 642-4402 -
repdawelch@hotmail.com
Patricia Dowling R-Derry (H) 432-8080 -
patdowling@pruverani.com
John Tholl Jr. R-Whitefield (H) 837-2278 -
jetjr2@msn.com
Bob Fesh R-Derry (H) 434-1550 -
E. Albert Weare R-Seabrook (H) 474-9454 -
aweare@aol.com
Karl Gilbert R-Newmarket (H) 659-3260 -
karl-g@rcn.com
Stanley Stevens R-Wolfeboro (H) 569-2410 -
4star@metrocast.net
Elbert Bicknell R-Deerfield (H) 463-9783 -
redryder822@juno.com
or
redryder82@metrocast.net
James Oliver R-Hooksett (H) 485-2226 -
George Winchell R-Atkinson (H) 362-4249 -
gdwinchell@yahoo.com
John Manning R-Salem (H) 890-3366 -
john.manning@leg.state.nh.us
Gene Charron R-Chester (H) 887-2172 -
threesticks@adelphia.net
Jordan Ulery R-Hudson (H) 882-8979 -
jordan.ulery@leg.state.nh.us
Maurice Villeneuve R-Bedford (H) 472-6928 -
moevilleneuves@aol.com
William Knowles D-Dover (H) 742-5681 -
wvknowles2@att.net
Roger Berube D-Somersworth (H) 692-5653 -
Frank Callaghan D-Rochester (H) 332-1860 -
Lori Movsesian D-Nashua (H) 889-1669 -
movsesian28@yahoo.com
Laura Pantelakos D-Portsmouth (H) 436-2184-
1pantelakos@comcast.net
Timothy Robertson D-Keene (H) 352-7006 -
trobertson@monad.net
Lee Hammond D-Lebanon (H) 448-3867 -
lee.hammond@leg.state.nh.us
Peter Sullivan D-Manchester (H) 647-5453 -
petersullivan@att.net
HB 208 Sponsors: State Reps. Micheal O'Niel (R-Hampton),(H) 926-7326
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mikeoneilnh@aol.com
Joe Stone (R-Deerfield), (H) 463-8309 -
jes5152@hotmail.com
George Winchell (R-Atkinson), (H) 362-4249 -
gdwinchell@yahoo.com
Remember to always be polite and respectful when contacting your legislators.
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