January 5 was the official start of the 2011-12 legislative session. Nice flower display at the podium, followed by voting on House rules allowing guns in the Statehouse.
Got a call the other day from Nick Pappas of the Nashua Telegraph regarding my timely letter on the topic. He decided to publish it:
Letter to the Editor, Nashua Telegraph, January 5, 2010
As a newly elected state representative, I’ve learned that House decorum requires gentlemen to wear jackets and ties.
After reading the Dec. 30 headline on Page 2 of The Telegraph, “NH GOP wants to allow guns in Statehouse,” I had images of us coming to work in Bat Masterson outfits with pearl-handled revolvers in our belts and perhaps a cane and derby hat.
But that is not the case. Although the 1889 state constitution fixed our annual paycheck at $100, our personal dress code evolved into modern fashions. Speaker William O’Brien’s proposal would allow all citizens, provided they had a police-issued concealed carry permit, to keep that right while at the Statehouse. No exposed guns.
The proposed rule seems perfectly reasonable to me.
Rep. Bill Ohm
Nashua
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