Posted August 9, 2019 5:30 pm by Comments

By Cam Edwards

AP Photo/Jim Cole

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has vetoed three gun control bills passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature earlier this year, including a “universal background check bill” and legislation that would have instituted a three-day waiting period for all retail firearms purchases and transfers. In his veto statement, Sununu said none of the bills would “prevent evil individuals from doing harm“, and would impact law abiding citizens far more than they would impact criminals.

“These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding New Hampshire citizens,” Sununu wrote in his single veto message on all three bills.

“Our focus as a nation must be on addressing the root causes of hate and violence,” Sununu wrote. “Here in New Hampshire, we have taken multiple steps to address our mental health needs and to build a more welcoming and tolerant state.”

Sununu elaborated on those steps, which include a new unit in the state’s Attorney General’s office focused on prosecuting hate crimes, as well as efforts to rebuild the state’s mental health services. The governor also noted that New Hampshire’s violent …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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