New NH law makes it legal to flash firearms
Modified: 7/27/2021 10:01:30 PM
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CONCORD New Hampshire residents and visitors will no longer face reckless conduct charges for displaying a firearm, after Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill Friday creating a new exception.
HB 195 amends the state’s reckless conduct statute to clarify that showing off a firearm does not by itself rise to an offense under the statute.
The bill has been hailed by firearm rights supporters as a necessary boost to New Hampshire’s constitutional right to bear arms. It is an extension of the state’s 2017 “constitutional carry” law that allows anyone who is legally allowed to possess a firearm to carry one, whether concealed or out in the open. Though New Hampshire law does not have an age requirement, federal law bars possession of long guns for children under 18 and handguns to those under 21 unless the minor carries a letter of permission from a parent who is also allowed to p
Under new law, displaying a firearm no longer constitutes reckless conduct
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Under New N H Law, Displaying A Firearm No Longer Constitutes Reckless Conduct
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