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1 Statement of Purpose. The general court finds that inhabitants have both a right and a duty to defend their own family and the occupants of their home. When a private citizen is faced with an immediate threat to someone in his or her household, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that, "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife." Brown v. United States, 256 U.S. 335 (1921). Further, the New Hampshire constitution, part first, article 2-a reads, "All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state."
2 Justification; Physical Force in Defense of a Person. Amend RSA 627:4, II(d) to read as follows:
(d) Is likely to use any unlawful force in the commission of a felony against the actor or another within such actor's dwelling or its curtilage.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Statement of Purpose. The general court finds that inhabitants have both a right and a duty to defend their own family and the occupants of their home. When a private citizen is faced with an immediate threat to someone in his or her household, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that, "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife." Brown v. United States, 256 U.S. 335 (1921). Further, the New Hampshire constitution, part first, article 2-a reads, "All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state."
2 Justification; Physical Force in Defense of a Person. Amend RSA 627:4, II(d) to read as follows:
(d) Is likely to use any unlawful force in the commission of a felony against the actor or another within such actor's dwelling or its curtilage.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.