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dove · August 6, 2014, 05:26 PM

Compromise -> "concurrency", this is the 6 person committee that was created to resolve the dispute between the house and senate versions of the bill

The one man who makes the call is the Chief of Police of the licensing town, but this power is usually handed down to a licensing officer. The big "compromise" legal gun owners got in this bill---in both the house and senate versions, but stronger in the senate and final versions---is that a denial or restriction can be appealed to a court and the burden of proof will rest with the CoP. We're hoping this dismantles blanket "always restrict" town policies.

August 6, 2014, 05:26 PM	#23
dove Junior Member Join Date: January 11, 2013 Posts: 14	Compromise -> "concurrency", this is the 6 person committee that was created to resolve the dispute between the house and senate versions of the bill The one man who makes the call is the Chief of Police of the licensing town, but this power is usually handed down to a licensing officer. The big "compromise" legal gun owners got in this bill---in both the house and senate versions, but stronger in the senate and final versions---is that a denial or restriction can be appealed to a court and the burden of proof will rest with the CoP. We're hoping this dismantles blanket "always restrict" town policies.