U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), who has been targeted by Democrats for defeat this election cycle, must first squelch a primary challenge from the Right before she can take on her Democratic opponent in November.
On Friday, former New Hampshire state senator Jim Rubens announced he will challenge Ayotte for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
LEXINGTON — A liberal activist and prominent Harvard University scholar wants to ban a lengthy list of semi-automatic firearms in a town famous for its Battle Green and its role in launching the American Revolution.
Hundreds of people showed up at a Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday night, in which resident Robert Rotberg's proposal to ban assault weapons was discussed at length, according to the Lexington Minuteman. The newspaper reported that Rotberg's citizens' petition may be presented either as a proposed bylaw amendment to the Town Meeting that starts March 21 or as a resolution the town would submit to state lawmakers asking to tighten existing state laws. The board opposed Rotberg's proposed bylaw change to create a ban.
