Pro-Gun New Hampshire

[Posted Sunday,September 18, 2011, at 8:15 p.m.]  On Wednesday September 7, the NH Senate voted 17 to 7 to override the governor's veto of SB88, the most important gun bill of the year.  The vote was on party lines (Republicans voting for gun rights, Democrats against), with two exceptions:  Republican Senators Bob Odell and Nancy Stiles voted to support the governor's veto.  On Wednesday September 14, the NH House of Representatives voted 251 to 111 to override the governor's veto, again mostly on party lines; 21 Republican state reps voted to support the governor's veto, while five Democrat state reps voted to override.  (The names of those who voted against party lines are listed below.)  Since both Senate and House votes exceeded the necessary two-thirds for a veto override, SB88 is now law, to become effective on November 13.

What follows is first the complete House roll call, followed by the names of the 21 Republican reps and the 5 Democrat reps who voted against party lines.  Pro-Gun New Hampshire is a non-partisan organization; we list the votes by party simply because it's easier to report that way.  Note that occasionally a state rep will misunderstand the voting question and will push the wrong button; before you campaign for or against the reelection of a particular state rep based on this vote, you may want to ask why he or she voted the way they did. 

Here is the full House roll call (from http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/Roll_calls/billstatus_rcdetails.aspx?vs=243&sy=2011&lb=H&eb=SB0088&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2011&txtbillnumber=sb88&ddlsponsors=&lsr=341)