Campus Carry: Wrong for New Hampshire, UNH – Selig’s Opinion

When a grandmother writes that she is “thankful that screaming does not permeate this email,” it signals genuine alarm about where state policy is headed. HB 1793, the so‑called “Campus Carry” bill, would fundamentally change how UNH and its host communities manage risk and public safety.

From the Durham Town Council’s vantage point, HB 1793 is not a modest tweak to firearms policy. It is a significant and unnecessary increase in risk on a compact, residential campus. The bill would remove the ability of the University of New Hampshire and other public campuses like Keene, Plymouth, and UNH–Manchester to prohibit firearms and other weapons. For us, this isn’t an abstract argument about rights. It’s a practical question of how to keep people safe on a busy campus in a NH town.