LEGISLATIVE NEWS Supreme Court Rulings Raise Risk to Private Security


U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg has ruled in a landmark decision that Maryland's requirement that an applicant show "good and substantial reason" in order to obtain a concealed carry permit violated the Second Amendment. In his ruling, Legg stated that the right to bear arms did not stop at one's threshold of their home or business but that the right extended wherever the person was whether at work, in an


automobile, grocery shopping, jogging, etc. The Colorado Supreme Court also ruled in favor of gun toting students and Florida has ruled against rest ricting employers from having guns while at work. Michigan, Texas and Ohio have similar laws, which prohibit employers from denying gun owners the right to bear arms at work. While law abiding citizens should have every legal right of gun ownership, business owners and educational institutions feel that they should have the right to restrict having those owners bring their weapons on their private property in the name of public safety and for the overall good.


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New Hampshire lawmakers have passed a bill preventing college, state and local officials from banning guns on campus, in daycares and other public areas. Gov. John Lynch has said he will veto the bill. Lawmakers will also be considering bills that will eliminate the need for a per mit to carry a concealed or loaded gun, and allow people to have loaded rifles and shotguns in their cars. Republican Rep. Steve Cunningham of Sunapee said the bill that passed would clarify who could dictate gun bans. Under the bill, the Legislature would have sole authority to decide where to ban guns.Law enforcement leaders and college officials are denouncing the bill as dangerous.


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