On January 7, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed HB 500 (184-124), which will now move on to the Senate. Sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative John Burt, the bill would allow sportsmen and women in the Granite State to use suppressors while hunting. While suppressors are already legal to own…
On October 15, HB 500, sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative John Burt, passed out of the New Hampshire House of Representative’s Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee with a vote of 7 – 5. During the executive session, numerous Caucus members spoke in favor of the bill, which, if enacted,…
Rep. Gene Chandler, Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, was recently awarded the Ellis R. Hatch, Jr. Commission Award of Excellence by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission. The award is presented annually to “an individual, group, organization, club, foundation or agency that has excelled in efforts to promote, enhance…
On March 25, the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its Annual Sportsmen’s Caucus Luncheon in Concord. In recent years, the New Hampshire Caucus has surged to become an active and effective champion for sportsmen’s issues in Concord and has tripled in size. Earlier in the year, the New Hampshire Caucus co-hosted the Northeastern Regional…
Last week, bills on firearm suppressors were heard in committee in both New Hampshire (House Bill 500) and Vermont (House Bill 210); CSF’s Northeastern States Director, Brent Miller, testified in favor of both. New Hampshire House Bill 500, sponsored by Representative John Burt, a member of the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, was heard in…
On February 16, CSF co-hosted and attended the Northeastern Regional Suppressor Demonstration, sponsored and organized by the American Suppressor Association. Fifty legislators from the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, as well as the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus attended the demonstration, and were afforded the opportunity to learn first-hand how firearm suppressors operate, and how strikingly…
On June 11, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Maggie Hassan signed into law HB 1290 (Chapter No. 2014-96). HB 1290 was sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Benjamin Lefebvre and was co-sponsored by several additional Caucus members, including Co-Chairs, Representative Jeff Goley and Senator Jeff Woodburn. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Northeastern States Director…
On May 23, nearly 20 members of the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered with members of the sportsmen’s community and staff from the New Hampshire Fish and Game department to enjoy a day at the shooting range and wind down from a successful legislative session. In 2014, the New Hampshire Caucus advanced bills related…
On April 11, Brent Miller, Northeastern States Director for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) attended a demonstration for state legislators on the use of gun sound suppressors at the Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, New Hampshire. This event was co-hosted by the American Silencer Association and the Sig Sauer Academy. At the event, nearly 20…
On Tuesday, February 4, HB 1290 was heard in New Hampshire’s House Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee. Sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member and Chairman of the Committee, Representative Benjamin Lefebvre, HB 1290 would create a new license for full time non-resident college students attending an accredited university in the state….
On Wednesday, January 22, the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its first event of 2014, a Caucus Luncheon, in Concord. At the event Caucus members met to discuss a wide range of issues concerning New Hampshire’s sportsmen and women. Also in attendance were many members of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, including…
In 2000, New Hampshire was the first state to ban lead sinkers and jigs. The alleged justification for such a ban was to protect common loons and other diving birds. In the years following, several additional bills were passed which further impacted the use of lead tackle. Last year, SB 224 was considered, which would…