Machismo in The New Hampshire State House

Nick Anderson Houston Chronicle

It is legal for New Hampshire state legislators to carry guns into the statehouse at Concord. Kyle Tasker (R-Nottingham) who seems to have trouble keeping his two guns holstered, and periodically drops one or the other on the State House floor, says that 10% of legislators wear guns to the State House or to committee meetings, across the street. 

It is not clear to the Phantom whether or not they may wear swords or carry baseball bats, cudgels or other potentially lethal weapons. If not, the Phantom respectfully inquires: Why not?

The Knives Rights organization did succeed in getting all knives, switchblades, stilettos, any knife really, legalized, so maybe swords are included. They are, after all, merely long knives.

I would think it would be worth running for office in the state of New Hampshire simply to experience the thrill of walking into the State House decked out in a breast plate, a helmet and a nice saber, carrying a shield and a large club. 

Perhaps, if one person did this, another would at least strap on a cutlass and then another, and well then, you would have yourself a movement.

And if we could get this started at the State House, then perhaps we'd have men and women walking around the streets of Portsmouth with weapons strapped to their sides and eventually, if we had enough of these weapons bristling, people would get bored with the display and those little men who need big guns to feel powerful, might just look elsewhere for their sense of manhood.

Maybe they'd buy themselves vintage sports cars. Corvette sales might boom.

You never know what can happen, when you start a movement.

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