HB352

Sadly, I cannot appeHB 352 “SAFE PLACE”??? Please ITL this anti freedom bill. This is just a bill to create a victim rich zone. Is there a magic safe bubble from a person’s vehicle to the polling place doorway? Why are law enforcement special? They can be safe and protect themselves when they vote, but the general public cannot. I guess the average citizen is actually a second class citizen whose life is worth less than that of law enforcement. So, is there going to be a marked 100’ circle marked around every polling place? Where is the border of the polling place? The actual room where the polling takes place in the building, or the furthest corner of the very large building where the actual votes are cast? Does this mean as a practical matter that the actual ‘prohibited area’ may be 200’ or more? See Page 1, “I. No person shall knowingly carry a loaded or unloaded pistol, revolver, firearm, or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V, whether open or concealed, or whether licensed or unlicensed, within 100 feet of a polling place during a federal, state, or municipal election.” 3 Absentee Voting; Application; Forms. This is a good way for the bad among us to create a steal me list for gun owners. By checking _”____ I am unwilling or unable to comply with the prohibition of firearms at polling places in RSA 159:28” on a public documents that must be preserved and may be viewed by the public, which now tells the public that I must own firearms, and that I also have a strong conviction about those firearms. Shopping list for the bad. ar in person today as I am preparing a New Hampshire Supreme Court brief,

This bill is unconstitutional and makes voters more vulnerable by advertising to potential bad actors that the citizens who are exercising their right and duty to vote are unarmed. Further, the absentee ballot provision is not acceptable and feels like an attempt at voter suppression. Please throw this bill out as well.

Honorable Members of the Public Safety Committee, My name is Daniel Pati, and I write to stand against HB 352—a blatant, authoritarian attempt to strip the people of their rights. This bill is not about safety; it is about control. It seeks to disarm free Americans at the ballot box, one of the most sacred institutions of our republic. A Direct Assault on Liberty – This bill tells free people that they must be defenseless while exercising their fundamental right to vote. A Manufactured Crisis – There is no epidemic of violence at polling places. This is a fabricated justification for disarming the public. A People Left Helpless – This bill forces voters to put their trust in the government for protection, the same government that has repeatedly failed to protect its citizens. We must never allow bureaucrats to dictate when and where we can defend ourselves. New Hampshire has a legacy of rugged individualism and personal sovereignty. HB 352 is an insult to every free woman and man who believes in the principles of liberty. Reject this manufactured nonsense and stand for the rights of the people! Thank you, Daniel Pati

There is zero evidence this is even an issue in NH. Did anyone law enforcement agencies ask for this legislation? One should not have to give up a constitutional right, to exercise another constitutional right based on feelings.

As a woman who has been attacked with her 9 year old nearby by a habitual sexual predator at a NH laundromat, I vehemently oppose any and all restrictions on my fundamental right to self defense. It's unconscionable that Legislators are wasting time with bills like this that enable criminals. Law abiding citizens have the fundamental right to defend themselves, and a constitutional right to do so with a firearm. This bill would leave NH citizens to be slaughtered by psychos like sitting ducks. Stop catering to criminals and protect NH. Do your job and oppose this and any restrictions on our Second Amendment rights.

This Bill will negatively effect my 2nd amendment rights. Thank you.

I believe this is an infringement of our second amendment rights and will hurt the state as a whole. We do not need more gun control in the state of New Hampshire.

This bill only restricts the rights of law abiding citizens, any criminal will disregard this law if they intend harm at a polling location.

I am opposed to this bill as it would make targets of polling stations through our the state. Most towns are limited in police resources. Having armed and responsible citizens able to protect themselves as well as their neighbors is paramount. This bill would strip those, even those that disagree the protection afforded them under the second amendment of the constitution.

Dear Representative, I am writing to you in opposition to House Bill 352-FN, An Act prohibiting possession of a firearm at a polling place. I do so in defense of my right to self defense, my right to free speech, and my right to vote and my right to travel. My right of self defense is compromised if this bill is passed into law. I am a disabled Veteran, with bad knees, a bad back, and 2 bad shoulders. If I show up devoid of personal protection devices, then I am but a target for criminals. Disabled people are victims of crime 4 times more often than nondisabled people. See the report referenced below from the U.S. Dept of justice. This very fact is the main reason I presently carry a self defense device. This bill is so grievous to other rights, that the majority of the bill’s text is devoted to working around some of the most obvious flaws in the effects of the bill. No law should so encumber a right, that it has to take great measures to ensure that there is no conflict, only to fail at the attempt. While the bill tries to ensure the right to vote through absentee ballot, it does not address poll workers and campaign workers. Thus, the right to free speech. My right to free speech includes the ability to campaign for or against any issue or candidate. If this bill is passed into law, then it directly impedes my ability to work as a poll worker, or to work at a table or booth outside the polling place. As an individual who regularly walks with a self defense device, I would be prohibited from working within 100 ft of a polling place, which by the way, is not clearly defined. Is it 100 feet from the door of the room of the facility that the polling place is within, or is it 100 feet from the door of the facility, or is it 100 feet from the property of the facility of the polling place? Such nuances in the wording of the bill may not seem relevant, but they most certainly will when a person is presented before a judge on a charge of violating the law. My right to travel is compromised if this bill becomes law. Quite often, I vote and work as a poll worker or campaign worker as part of a daily schedule. I do one thing, then another, all while away from the house. It is easier to schedule tings all in a row, rather than in separate trips. This involves the right to travel about without restriction. By requiring me to return to my home to secure my device, and then return to the polling place for my scheduled activity, and then back again to my home, my right to travel seamlessly from one place to another is taken from me. I must mention that this bill, as other similar bills do, encourages unsafe firearm practices. Section IV. “ A person who secures an unloaded firearm in a motor vehicle while at the polling place. “ Storing a firearm inside a vehicle is not a secure manner of storage. Vehicles are easily stolen and once a thief has your vehicle, they have all day to crack open any safe or lockbox that is used for firearm storage. Obeying part 4 of this bill would potentially add to the black market gun supply. Additionally, since most gun owners know this as a part of responsibly owning a firearm, so it is unlikely that the inclusion of section IV would make obeying this law any easier. Additionally, this would make every polling place in NH a gun free zone, which are magnets for violence. When violent offenders know that there is no one likely to oppose them, they are more apt to act than not. I quote the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) “97.8 percent of mass shootings over a 68-year period, occurred in “GUN-FREE ZONES.” Our great State does not have a polling place violence issue and none is foreseen, as it is widely known that a high percentage of our populace carries some method of self defense. Hence, our standing as one of the safest States of the union. In conclusion, I believe I have stated my case clearly and have supported any statistical claims with references. I encourage you to set aside any unsupported claims, studies and statistics that may be submitted to you as they may be in violation of RSA 641:6, section 2. Sincerely, Anthony J. Nino Jr. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/PublicTestimonyDocument/5273 https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/capd0919st.pdf 641:6 Falsifying Physical Evidence. – A person commits a class B felony if, believing that an official proceeding, as defined in RSA 641:1, II, or investigation is pending or about to be instituted, he: I. Alters, destroys, conceals or removes any thing with a purpose to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation; or II. Makes, presents or uses any thing which he knows to be false with a purpose to deceive a public servant who is or may be engaged in such proceeding or investigation.

No! How can this bill even be considered? Please protect us and vote no. Background checks and safe polling places are the bare minimum you can provide us.