Edited on Thu May-12-11 07:10 PM by -..__...
now you spilled the beans.
I was hoping the OP would do their own home work for a change.
GO NH is taking a lot of flack for this as well...
Urgent Action Required!
HB330 a well intentioned bill with dire unintended consequences.
Tell your Representative to KILL THE BILL OR SUPPORT THE REP HOELL FLOOR AMENDMENT THAT REPEALS:
159:4 Just like the Knife bill( passed last session ) see below Floor Amendment to HB 330-FN.
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to carrying a concealed weapon without a license.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Pistols and Revolvers; Exceptions. Amend RSA 159:5 to read as follows:
159:5 Exceptions. The provisions of RSA 159:3
shall not apply to marshals, sheriffs, policemen or other duly appointed peace and other law enforcement officers, or bailiffs and court officers responsible for court security; nor to the regular and ordinary transportation of pistols or revolvers as merchandise, nor to members of the armed services of the United States when on duty; nor to the national guard when on duty; nor to organizations by law authorized to purchase or receive such weapons; nor to duly authorized military or civil organizations when parading, or the members thereof when at, or going to or from, their customary places of assembly.
2 Repeal. RSA 159:4, relative to the prohibition on carrying a pistol or revolver without a license, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the statute that prohibits carrying a concealed pistol or revolver without a license.
One of the many problems with HB 330 is that it WILL ARGUABLY MAKE ANYONE UNDER 18 A CRIMINAL WHO OTHERWISE (BEFORE HB 330) COULD LEGALLY BE HUNTING OR TARGET SHOOTING.
THE BILL LEAVES THIS AREA GRAY AND OPEN TO INTERPRETATION (TRANSLATION LET THE JUDGE or AN ANTI-FIREARM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DECIDE-- $$$$$ & BIG RISK REMEMBER WARD BIRD).
This bill also ties New Hampshire firearms laws to federal law, 18 USC § 922 a law only a lawyer can understand, a federal law that can be changed by the federal government any time without the knowledge or consent of the New Hampshire legislature. We will be forced to follow whatever is passed by those on the hill in Washington. http://www.gonh.org/