NECPGV in the News:
Yes to background checks - Bangor Daily News - Feb. 10, 2010
Yet, when the question "Do you support mandatory background checks on the purchase of a firearm?" was asked at a recent gubernatorial candidate forum only three of the 13 candidates present said they support background checks. Read full article....
Firearms restrictions part of securing the homeland - Portland Press Herald - Jan. 22, 2010
The Homeland Security Committee should hold additional hearings that look at all of the mass shootings this country has suffered in the past few years. There is a security gap in the United States precipitated by our lax gun laws, and it is incumbent on the committee to investigate this security gap further. Read the full article........
Has aide learned lesson on guns? - Portland Press Herald, January 13, 2010
How do people become so complacent and careless that they don't even know where their guns are? Especially when they are carrying that gun in public! Read the full article......
State House is no place for guns - Concord Monitor, January 5, 2010
Bravo for the recent editorial "Guns have no place in the State House." Hopefully, New Hampshire legislators will follow this sage advice and vote to ban guns and other deadly weapons from the State House. Weapons simply do not belong in the halls and chambers of legislative buildings. Read the full article......
Senate Should Expand Hearing into Fort Hood Shooting - OpposingViews.com, November 16, 2009
We would like to encourage the Homeland Security Committee to expand these hearings and look at all of the mass shootings this country has suffered in the past few years. There is a security gap in the United States, precipitated by our lax gun laws and it is incumbent on the Committee to investigate this security gap further. Read the full article.....
Letter to the Editor: Federal-level failures put Boston residents in the crossfire - The Boston Globe, August 4, 2009
Two things are contributing to the rise in assault weapons on the streets of Boston: allowing the federal assault weapons ban to expire in 2004, and the Bush administration's refusal to enforce the ban on the importation of assault weapons. Read the full article...
Herald to stop distributing Maine catalog that has guns for sale - The Boston Globe, July 24, 2009.
In Maine, Uncle Henry’s Swap or Sell it Guide is best known as a folksy compendium of thrift: a cheap way to buy puppies and snowmobiles directly from their owners. Read the full article...
Gun control advocates fret over Thune move to expand concealed carry - The Hill, July 18, 2009.
Gun control advocates are worrying ahead of a vote this week on an amendment offered by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) that would dramatically expand Americans' ability to carry concealed weapons nationwide. Read the full article...
Time is right for Patrick's gun bill - South Coast Today, May 9, 2009.
Gun violence is a scourge on our communities. Every day in this country, 80 people die from firearms and an additional 200 people are shot, leaving scars both physical and psychological that will last for years. Read the full article...
Bills would help keep guns out of hands of dangerous people - Morning Sentinel, April 28, 2009.
Public hearings dealing with gun bills in Augusta are often contentious and divisive. Read the full article...
Welch wrong on gun ban - Burlington Free Press, April 27, 2009.
This is one of the most difficult letters I've ever had to write. You see, Rep. Peter Welch is a close personal friend. Read the full article...
Background checks first step in preventing crimes - Bangor Daily News, April 13, 2009.
Fact: Most guns will never be used to either commit a crime or to prevent a crime. Read the full article...
Letters to the Editor: An incredibly irresponsible bill - The Citizen of Laconia, March 30, 2009.
Editor, The Citizen: Let's see if I have this right. One guy gets upset because he can't randomly shoot his guns in his backyard. Read the full article...
National group gives Vermont F for gun laws - Times Argus, February 5, 2009.
MONTPELIER – Vermont gets a big fat F in the area of gun control, according to a state-by-state ranking. Read the full article...
Bush administration gives present to gun lobby - Times Record, December 9, 2008.
On Friday the Department of the Interior finalized a regulation that upends a long-standing regulation that has kept loaded guns out of national parks and made national parks some of the safest places in our country. Read the full article...
Court opens door to sensible gun laws - Burlington Free Press, July 7, 2008.
In the recent ruling District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court found that gun regulation is constitutional. Read the full article...
We need better gun laws - Union Leader, February 26, 2008.
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." -- 2nd Amendment
THIS MARCH, for the first time in 70 years, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving the 2nd Amendment. Read the full article...
