5 On and off with gun bans.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

The New Hampshire House will allow concealed weapons in its chambers following a 228-to-149 vote. The action was one of the first taken this session by the new Republican majority. A supporter of the rule change, Representative John Burt (R), told the Boston Globe he's concerned Capitol police may need help handling threats. The nation's largest legislative chamber (with 400 members) has had an on-off relationship with gun bans. The first ban in 1970 was lifted in 2006, then was...