Londonderry police correct their carry licensing procedures
By Sam Cohen, Executive Vice President
Until recently, the Londonderry, NH police department website instructed applicants for a License to Carry (concealed) that a picture ID was required (the law says no photographs or fingerprints may be demanded), that the license would be issued within 14 business days (the law specifies a maximum of 14 days, not business days), and that there was a ten dollar fee to apply (the law says the ten dollar fee is for the license, not for the application process). Representative Jenn Coffey, an Advisor of Pro-Gun New Hampshire, also reported that they required applications to be filed in person and disallowed filing by mail.
Over the years we have relied on the efforts and influence of Earl Sweeney, Assistant Commissioner of the NH Department of Safety, to correct such problems. Mr. Sweeney is a valued member of the Pro-Gun New Hampshire Council of Advisors. For the 18 years prior to his appointment to his current position in the Department of Safety by the governor in 2003, he was the Director of the NH Police Standards and Training Council, which trains and certifies all police officers in the state. He is known to and respected by every police chief in the state (and he was a New Hampshire police chief himself).
Mr. Sweeney graciously offered to attend to the Londonderry situation. He recently emailed me that he had sent a lengthy letter to William Hart, the Londonderry chief of police, explaining the problems with their application process. Chief Hart responded, and changed their process and their website. Mr. Sweeney added that he also had a very good conversation with Chief Hart, who had been quite cooperative about the whole matter.
Representative Stretch Kennedy (now a PGNH Advisor) introduced me to Assistant Commissioner Earl Sweeney some years ago, when I was the director of Gun Owners of New Hampshire who received and returned all phone calls to that organization; a number of those calls involved carry licensing complaints.
Then as now, continuing with Pro-Gun New Hampshire, I have been deeply grateful to Earl Sweeney for his willingness to speak with police chiefs around the state who may have misinterpreted our carry licensing law. This is a perfect example of how things happen in New Hampshire: we're a small state where people know each other, and personal reputation and character go a long way. Thanks again, Earl.
Assistant Commissioner Earl Sweeney
Until recently, the Londonderry, NH police department website instructed applicants for a License to Carry (concealed) that a picture ID was required (the law says no photographs or fingerprints may be demanded), that the license would be issued within 14 business days (the law specifies a maximum of 14 days, not business days), and that there was a ten dollar fee to apply (the law says the ten dollar fee is for the license, not for the application process). Representative Jenn Coffey, an Advisor of Pro-Gun New Hampshire, also reported that they required applications to be filed in person and disallowed filing by mail.
Over the years we have relied on the efforts and influence of Earl Sweeney, Assistant Commissioner of the NH Department of Safety, to correct such problems. Mr. Sweeney is a valued member of the Pro-Gun New Hampshire Council of Advisors. For the 18 years prior to his appointment to his current position in the Department of Safety by the governor in 2003, he was the Director of the NH Police Standards and Training Council, which trains and certifies all police officers in the state. He is known to and respected by every police chief in the state (and he was a New Hampshire police chief himself).
Mr. Sweeney graciously offered to attend to the Londonderry situation. He recently emailed me that he had sent a lengthy letter to William Hart, the Londonderry chief of police, explaining the problems with their application process. Chief Hart responded, and changed their process and their website. Mr. Sweeney added that he also had a very good conversation with Chief Hart, who had been quite cooperative about the whole matter.
Representative Stretch Kennedy (now a PGNH Advisor) introduced me to Assistant Commissioner Earl Sweeney some years ago, when I was the director of Gun Owners of New Hampshire who received and returned all phone calls to that organization; a number of those calls involved carry licensing complaints.
Then as now, continuing with Pro-Gun New Hampshire, I have been deeply grateful to Earl Sweeney for his willingness to speak with police chiefs around the state who may have misinterpreted our carry licensing law. This is a perfect example of how things happen in New Hampshire: we're a small state where people know each other, and personal reputation and character go a long way. Thanks again, Earl.
Assistant Commissioner Earl Sweeney 
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