The legislature is back in session on Wednesday 1/8 and Thursday 1/9, and the one of the first votes that will take place on those days is the vote on HB687, the ‘RED FLAG’ Gun confiscation bill.
We just mailed all 400 State Representatives the following letter via first class mail. Please read and then call your state rep and ask them to vote against HB687, the gun confiscation bill.
Back in October, we emailed you this alert and on October 30th, the committee voted on the bill. Your calls made a difference. The committee was UNABLE to recommend passage of the bill because of your activism. You can read that alert here:
That day we also brought with us a 3 foot x 6 foot banner, and (50) 11″ x 17″ fliers to handout. The posters and the banner had a picture of several RED FLAGS and the mug shots of the sponsors. You can see a picture here as covered by the Concord Monitor.
As soon as Wednesday 1/8 the full House will take up the bill and will vote to pass or kill the bill.
Now is the time to call your own rep and ask them to vote against the bill. [Contact information below]
One final point, the House Calendar had a copy of the latest amendment to the bill. This amendment, from Rep Murphy, [Merrimack] is just as bad as the bill that was introduced. The Amendment [2019-2790h] leaves in place all of the gun confiscation measures that were in the initial bill. Rep. Murphy needs to withdraw her amendment and make a motion to kill the bill.
Here is a pre-written message that you can include in your email to the members of the committee.
Dear Representatives:
On January 8th, you are scheduled to vote on HB687 on a bill that should have been legally titled “Red Flag, Gun Confiscation”. This bill, as well as the proposed amendment [2019-2790h] by the Representative from the town of Merrimack, Rep. Nancy Murphy [603.424.0254], violates our Second, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The bill, as well as the amendment, also violates numerous sections of the New Hampshire Constitution.
Last spring when you conducted a public hearing on HB687, gun confiscation, it was abundantly clear that opponents outnumbered supporters. And for good reason, HB687 deprives individuals of their natural and Constitutional rights without due process by allowing ex-parte hearings, conducted by telephone, allowing judges to order the confiscation of a person’s guns without that person even being present. Sure, the accused can have a court hearing after his/her property has been taken but that is not due process. Furthermore, the “accused” would be forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars on attorneys and experts to reclaim their civil right to bear arms. A person who is accused of a crime, even a low level offense retains their Constitutional right to face their accuser and have their day in court before punishment is meted out. However, in the case of HB687 a person will be deprived of their property without a court hearing.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! As a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, I urge you to OPPOSE HB687 and any amendments. Please do not force this unconstitutional scheme into law.
Please vote HB687 “Inexpedient To Legislate”; The New Hampshire Firearms Coalition will keep me informed of your vote.
Thank you for your consideration
If you want to double down to protect our rights, please make a short, but polite, phone call to Rep. Murphy [603.424.0254] and ask her to withdraw her Gun Confiscation amendment and to quit supporting these failed radical gun control schemes. Remind her that she took an oath to uphold the Constitution and this bill along with numerous others that she has supported are clearly violating her oath of office. Please tell her that this anti-gun, anti-freedom bill needs to be voted “Inexpedient To Legislate” and ask her to make the motion to ITL the bill.
For those that are willing to make a personal phone call, I thank you in advance:
For those that want to contact the your house members by email, the contact information is located here:
