One of the state reps who i think promised to keep carrying ... has now been banned from exercising his first amendment rights as well.
From state rep John Burt's facebook post 1/17 roughly:
"Attention Pro Second Amendment folks. I need help. I need people with video cameras to help me. Please Share.
Anti Gun bills are coming to the House Criminal Justice committee and the Chair today has BANNED me from taking videos or photos from my seat. See video below.
I told him I will still take them. He went and brought the Speaker in to the committee which the Speaker said, If I keep taking pictures the committee can and will take a vote to remove me by force if needed.
The chair last term sat next to me and took several pictures. Picture 2 - 6 are the pictures I took this week. Many Reps takes pictures. This is to stop the Anti Gun bills from being posted on Youtube for the NH citizens to see. Please help me.
Do not get me wrong, I like the Chair and the Speaker but what they are doing is wrong. This is the first time I have ever heard of anyone being banned from taking a video or pictures at the NH State House.
Here is the video of the vote. Watch what Rep Welch said at minute 4:40. Thank you Michael Yakubovich for the video.
https://youtu.be/n8FUxkGGQoUPicture 2, nice lady from NY talking about Prostitution. 3, Darlene Pawlik. 4, Dan McGuire. 5, Franklin Chief of Police being paid by the tax payers of Franklin yet talking on behalf of the Anti Gun Chief of Police asst. 6, Rep Frost, 7, NH House Speaker Shurtleff. 8, House Criminal Justice Chair Renny Cushing."