Bill Text - HB1264 (2014)

Relative to carrying of firearms by nonresidents.


Revision: March 27, 2014, midnight

HB 1264 – AS INTRODUCED

2014 SESSION

14-2316

04/03

HOUSE BILL 1264

AN ACT relative to carrying of firearms by nonresidents.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hoell, Merr 23

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill permits a nonresident from a state that does not require a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver to carry in New Hampshire.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2316

04/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to carrying of firearms by nonresidents.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Pistols and Revolvers; Reciprocity. Amend RSA 159:6-d to read as follows:

159:6-d Full Faith and Credit for Licenses From Other States; Reciprocity.

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 159:6, no nonresident holding a current and valid license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in the state in which he or she resides or who is a peace officer in the state in which he or she resides, shall be required to obtain a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver within this state if:

[I.] (a) Such nonresident carries upon his or her person the license held from the state in which he or she resides; and

[II.] (b) The state in which such person is a resident provides a reciprocal privilege for residents of this state.

II. A nonresident who resides in a state which does not require a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver or who resides in a state that has an optional license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver shall not be required to obtain a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver within this state.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.