Newly elected representative Albert Abramson of Seabrook apparently throws the kind of parties that show up in police logs. John DiStaso at NH Journal sums up:
CONCORD — House speaker Shawn Jasper said Tuesday he “just became aware this morning” that a newly elected state representative who was convicted of a felony for recklessly firing a gun in 2010 has been assigned to the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
“That is being worked on this morning,” Jasper said, referring to Rep. Albert “Max” Abramson of Seabrook. Jasper said he had no further information. Abramson said he feels he should remain on the committee because he has “a lot of expertise in self-defense law.”
Abramson was named to the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee earlier this month. All committee assignments were published in the Dec. 19 House calendar.
Abramson, a Republican, was a member of the Seabrook Budget Committee and planning board when he was found guilty in 2012 of one felony count of reckless conduct for shooting a firearm recklessly during a party at his home in 2010. The state Supreme Court rejected his appeal in 2013, choosing not to hear oral arguments in the case.
Abramson maintained his innocence, saying that when a fight broke out at a party in his apartment – a party he said was organized by a roommate – he fired his gun outside, away from the fight, in order to put a stop to it. He said a knife was shown during the fight.
Shine on you crazy diamond.