Bill would make street-fighting weapons legal in NH
LEGISLATION JUST AFTERNOON, SO ALL TIME WEAPONS COULD BE GETTING A NEW CHANCE OF BECOMING LEGAL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AS STATE REPRESENTATIVES CONSIDER A BILL TO LIFT THE BAN ON BRASS KNUCKLES, BLACKJACKS AND SLUNG SHOTS, THERE’S NO REASON TO HAVE A PROHIBITION ON THESE ITEMS ANYMORE. WE ALLOWED NINE ACTS OF ANY LENGTH TO BE LEGAL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER 12 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE PEOPLE ABLE TO CARRY FIREARMS FOR SELF-DEFENSE. AND THE TRUTH IS THAT BLACKJACKS SLUNG SHOTS AND BRASS KNUCKLES ARE PURELY NON-LETHAL. DEFENSE WEAPONS. SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL, LIKE FRANK STAPLES, WHO LED A PROTEST IN 2021 THAT SHUT DOWN AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING, SAY LEGALIZING THESE STREET FIGHTING WEAPONS IS ABOUT SELF-DEFENSE. I LIVE IN A HORRIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND AS I SHOWED YOU EARLIER, I HAVE A KNIFE, A KNIFE IS ACTUALLY MORE DEADLY THAN A GUN. IF I WAS … Read More