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LEADING UP to the proposed hearing in the state Senate Election Law Committee on the recently passed House Bill 1569, here’s why I and many other serving supervisors of the
Focus on Legislature seen as key to making inroads
In New Hampshire, there’s a debate brewing about expanding the state’s Stand Your Ground law. As it currently stands (no pun intended), the law is really more of a Castle Doctrine law. It only applies inside the home, whereas Stand Your Ground tends to apply everywhere else. See, the debate is from the fact that lawmakers are considering expanding the law to also apply in one’s vehicle. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how this is beneficial. No one should have to spend precious seconds trying to find an escape route anywhere, especially while in their own vehicle.