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New Hampshire Vetoes Bill to Stop Councils Licensing Handgun Dealers
27 July 2010
Union Leader (New Hampshire)
CONCORD – Urged on by police chiefs, Gov. John Lynch vetoed legislation Monday that would have scrapped the ability of cities and towns to license handgun sales, legislation that was sponsored by a leader of Lynch's own Democratic Party.
The veto keeps intact a law that gives cities and towns the option to license sellers of pistols and revolvers.
The sponsor of the legislation called local licensing redundant because the federal government already licenses firearm... (GunPolicy.org)