Revision: March 12, 2025, 11:49 a.m.
Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17
March 7, 2025
2025-0818h
09/05
Amendment to HB 551-FN
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:
2 Firearm Purchase; Identity of Purchaser Required. Amend RSA 159:8 to read as follows:
159:8 [License to Sell.] Purchase of Firearm; Identity of Purchaser.
[The selectmen of a town and the chief of police of a city may grant licenses, the form of which shall be prescribed by the director of the division of state police, effective for not more than 3 years from date of issue, permitting the licensee to sell at retail pistols and revolvers subject to the following conditions, for breach of any of which the licensee shall be subject to forfeiture:
I. The business shall be carried on only in the building designated in the license or at any organized sporting show or arms collectors' meeting sponsored by a chartered club or organization.
II. The license or a copy thereof, certified by the issuing authority, shall be displayed on the premises where it can easily be read.
III.] No pistol, revolver, or other firearm shall be delivered to a purchaser not personally known to the seller or who does not present clear evidence of his or her identity; nor to a person who has been convicted of a felony.
3 Pistols and Revolvers; Sale to Nonresidents. Amend RSA 159:8-a to read as follows:
159:8-a Sales to Nonresidents; Attorney General. No person [holding a license issued under the provisions of RSA 159:8] shall sell a pistol or revolver to a nonresident unless such nonresident has authority under the laws of the state of his or her residence, to purchase a pistol or revolver in the state of his or her residence, or unless the director of the division of state police, for good cause shown, has issued to such nonresident a permit for the purchase of a pistol or revolver. The attorney general shall, at least once annually, file with the secretary of state a summary of the laws of each state of the United States relative to the purchase of pistols and revolvers in such states; and a [licensee] person may rely upon such summary in determining if a nonresident offering to purchase a pistol or revolver has authority to make such purchase under the laws of the state of his or her residence.
4 Pistols and Revolvers; Penalties. Amend RSA 159:8-b to read as follows:
159:8-b Penalties. If a [licensee] person shall in any court be found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of RSA 159:8-a, such court, [shall,] for each such violation, [order the suspension of his license for a period of 3 months, and] may[, in addition,] impose a fine not in excess of $100.
5 Repeal. RSA 159:10, relative to penalties for sale without a license required under RSA 159:8, is repealed.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.