Candidate's Name:  Christopher Lee

Political Party:  Republican

Office you are running for:  NH State Representative

State:  New Hampshire

County:  Rockingham

District:  Portsmouth, Ward 2


1) Do you believe that the Second Amendment confirms the individual right of every American citizen to possess and use (update of keep and bear) militia/military weapons for individual self-defense, as well as for the defense of the State / National defense?

      Yes, the US Constitution, as well as the NH Constitution clearly state that owning a firearm is an individual right.

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2) If elected would you support legislation for the removal of firearm laws and regulations? If your answer is yes, and if you are elected, what specific legislation would you propose/support to ensure that this individual right is protected?  Which current laws which infringe upon this individual right would you seek to repeal?

      New Hampshire has very freedom-friendly gun laws and there is not much on the state level to change, besides the removal of the carry permit completely and adopt a Vermont-style carry system.  I would support that legislation.

      Other tangentially related gun issues would be issues involving range protection and reckless lawsuit reform.  I would also support both of these.

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3) What do you consider are "legitimate" reasons to own a firearm?

      All of the above.

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4) Would you support the banning of some firearms or ammunition? (IE: Saturday night specials, "assault weapons", Hollow points, and "Safety Slugs") Why and to what extent?

      Saturday night specials - affordable protection
      "assault weapons" - hunting rifle that is painted black
      hollow point ammunition - more effective defense
      etc....

      I would support no such legislation.

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5) Do you believe that firearms and/or firearm owners should be registered?  Which ones and why?

      No.

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6) Do you support equal rights for all citizens of the United States regardless of the person's sexuality / orientation and / or gender
identity/_expression?

      I do.  The 14th amendment guarantees equal protection under law.  There is no caveat or exemption for anyone.

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7) Which of the following would you be willing to support in regards to same-gender and/or polyamorous marriages and/or civil unions?

     [x] Domestic partnerships for same-sex couples
     [x] Domestic partnerships for opposite-sex couples
     [ ] Domestic partnerships for polyamorous (more than two consenting adults)
     [ ] Same-sex marriages
     [x] Opposite sex marriages (What we have now)
     [ ] Polyamarous marriages (between more than two consenting adults)
     [ ] All of the above. Everyone should have equal rights under the law.
     [ ] None of the above. Government has no role in defining a marriage.  Leave it to the church.
     [x] Other:  Until the legal definition of marriage is changed, then "marriage" between same-sex couples should not be allowed.  I honestly do not know how I would vote for a change in the legal definition.

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8) Do you support the right for people to act as they wish in a private setting, with other consenting adults?

      Yes, in a private setting.

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9) In July 2000 the Police Dept. of Attleboro Massachusetts entered a private party without a search warrant. The party was not open to the public or in the business to make a profit. Any donations given were used to pay rent. When the police entered, they arrested two people.  The first person who was arrested organized the event. The second person arrested was arrested because she spanked her consenting adult partner with a wooden spoon. Do you support the actions of  the Attleboro police as given in this example? Why?

      No.  If for some reason MA has some kind of law on the books against spanking with a wooden spoon, then the legislature should be taken to task.

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10) Do you support equal immigration rights for partners of US residents, regardless of their sexuality / orientation and / or gender
identity/_expression?

      I do not support a "gender identity" explanation for immigration rights. That being said, immigration should not be as restricted as it is today. The current state of public assistance programs is what drives so many immigrants here in the first place.  Potential immigrants should look to the US as a place of hope and opportunity, not as a meal ticket.

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