Last week, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 609, HB 1279, and HB 1365, and the House requested Committees of Conference on all three bills. That package is now headed to conference and final votes in both chambers next week. Please take a moment and click the TAKE ACTION button below to contact your representatives in the House and Senate and urge them to SUPPORT HB 609, HB 1279, and HB 1365!
HB 609 radically strengthens New Hampshire's preemption laws. Under current law, political subdivisions, like cities and municipalities, are prevented from passing local laws and policies that impact your Second Amendment rights and in turn create a confusing patchwork of laws. Under HB 609, that scheme would be extended to state agencies, preventing those agencies from creating their own policies with no statutory authority, and HB 609 would meaningfully narrow the scope of agency authority to implement rules and regulations without clear and specific statutory authorization.
HB 1279 clarifies the state's self-defense laws to protect the right to use appropriate force to defend others, where NH law currently creates inconsistencies on how that affirmative defense could be raised on one's property.
HB 1365 strengthens privacy protections for applicants for a state license to carry a pistol or revolver by removing all information from the application form that isn't germane to conducting a background check. It would remove any requirement to provide character references, employment information, and personal medical or mental health records.
Continue to check your inbox and www.nraila.org for updates concerning your Second Amendment rights.
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