Seacoast Democrat Says Gun Law Would Save Lives

People who are a danger to themselves or others could lose access to their firearms under a bill discussed in the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee last Thursday.

Twenty-two other states have adopted such ‘red-flag laws,’ which allow loved ones or law enforcement to ask a court to temporarily remove firearms from people in such a crisis, according to the nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety.

The Republican-controlled state Legislature has rejected such legislation previously. State Senator Debra Altschiller, a Democrat, said that under current law, a person may keep their firearms even when families and law enforcement ‘see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears a loved one in crisis exhibiting suicidal ideation or threats to harm other people.’

She said the October 25^th mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, which killed 18 and wounded 13, underscores the need for this legislation.