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1 Penalties for Attempts to Purchase Firearms Illegally. Amend RSA 159-D:3 to read as follows:
159-D:3 Penalties for Attempts to Purchase Firearms Illegally. A person who completes and signs an application for purchase of a firearm and who knows or reasonably should know that such purchase is illegal because he or she is subject to a protective order prohibited by state or federal law from ownership or possession of a firearm shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor B felony for a first offense and a class B class A felony for a second or subsequent offense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Penalties for Attempts to Purchase Firearms Illegally. Amend RSA 159-D:3 to read as follows:
159-D:3 Penalties for Attempts to Purchase Firearms Illegally. A person who completes and signs an application for purchase of a firearm and who knows or reasonably should know that such purchase is illegal because he or she is prohibited by state or federal law from ownership or possession of a firearm shall be guilty of a class B felony for a first offense and a class A felony for a second or subsequent offense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.