With each mass shooting in the United States in the past year, a debate raged about whether gun-control measures were overdue to make Americans safe. "Most folks in New Hampshire, I don't want to call them pro-gun but they're comfortable with guns," said Wayne Lesperance, a professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire. An influx of new residents from outside the state has not led to a significant shift in its conservative political leanings. The legislature remains conservative and famously allows lawmakers to openly carry firearms (except on the chamber floor, where they must be concealed). A University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll last winter found strong bipartisan support in New Hampshire for preventing the mentally ill from buying guns. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, points to a recent poll that shows that Hillary Clinton's positions on gun control more closely mirror those of Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire, yet she still trails Bernie Sanders in polls. On the GOP side, it's not an issue that comes close to cracking the top three issues cited by voters: terrorism, the economy and illegal immigration.
Gun Control Not Resonating As Key Issue In New Hampshire
By LISA MARIE PANE, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: Politics
Fri, 02/05/2016 - 3:11pm
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