CONCORD, N.H.- Lawmakers Thursday will be tasked with deciding the fate of a proposed Campus Carry Bill that would allow citizens to carry weapons on college campus who receive state funding; however, its exact fate remains questionable after lawmakers indicated it’s headed for study.
Due to the fact that House Bill 1793’s future looks like it’s headed for defeat, the bill’s sponsor, Rep.Sam Farrington R-Rochester has an apparent backup plan that would transform his legislation to an amendment to a bill that’s already passed the Senate which would mandate that insures cover activity-specific prosthetic devices.
As part of Farrington’s amendment guns would be prohibited from sporting events, pollical rallies and any activity inside a campus arena and would allow colleges to adopt strict policies against carrying a gun while using drugs or alcohol; however Farrington’s idea is not sitting well with supporters of Senate Bill 408, as the bill’s sponsor Sen. Bill Gannon R-Sandown went on the record and said he feels “Sam Farrington is holding a gun to the heads of the disabled community, those without arms and legs… it’s disgusting.”
The fate of HB1793 came further into question after Senate President Sharon Carson R-Londonderry last week proposed sending the bill to the study, but only as it would relate to public colleges.
