New Hampshire Concealed Carry CCW Laws and Information
Right-To-Carry Law Type: Shall Issue.
The concealed carry is a full privilege concealed carry license with normal restrictions. This state does not honor CCW Permits from Non-Resident CCW Permit holders.
8 159:4 Carrying Without License.No person shallcarry a loaded pistol or revolver in any vehicle orconcealed upon his person, except in his dwelling, house or place of business, without a valid licensetherefore as hereinafter provided. A loaded pistol or revolver shall include any pistol or revolver with a magazine, cylinder, chamber or clip in which there are loaded cartridges. Source. 1923, 118:4. PL 149:4. RL 179:4. 1951, 151:1. RSA 159:4. 1967, 220:3. 1973, 528:84. 1994, 48:1,eff. Jan. 1, 1995."
New Hampshire is an open carry state and it is not uncommon. However, a permit is required in order to possess a loaded handgun in a vehicle, regardless of whether or not it is visible or concealed. Please see http://opencarry.org/
The NH Non-Resident Pistol License does not contain the wording "carry concealed." Can I "carry concealed" with this license?
Yes, a license issued under RSA 159:6 is a full privilege concealed carry license.
I would like to bring my handgun into New Hampshire, yet I don’t have a license to carry concealed. How may I carry?
You may carry unloaded in your vehicle. Be sure that the ammunition is separate from the gun.
You may carry loaded on your person. The weapon needs to be fully exposed. For example, it may not be concealed by a shirt or a jacket, or located in a backpack.
You may carry unloaded and concealed on your person, so long as you do not possess any ammunition on your person.
Please refer to RSA 159 for additional information
I am renewing my Non-Resident Pistol License. Do I still need to provide references?
Yes. The application needs to be completed in its entirety at each time of application.
How long does it take to process applications submitted to the Permits and Licensing Unit?
Applications are processed within 14 days of receipt. If the application is denied, the applicant will receive written notification of the reason for such denial. If you have not received a response after three weeks, please feel free to call us at (603) 271-3575.
How do I submit an address change on a NH Non-Resident Pistol License?
Please forward a letter to NH State Police, Permits and Licensing Unit, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord NH 03305 notifying us of the change of address, including the old and new address. If you would like to receive a license that reflects the new address, enclose a fee of $3.00 made out to State of New Hampshire - Treasurer
What is the main language regarding the pisols in New Hampshire.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FIREARMS LAWS
IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A PISTOL/REVOLVER LICENSE, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE
OF THE REGULATIONS, BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL, WHICH GOVERN THE SALE,
POSSESSION AND USE OF THEM.
STATE STATUTES:
1. Transporting in Motor Vehicle: It is illegal, under New
Hampshire law, to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in any vehicle
without a license . . . (N.H. R.S.A. 159:4)
2. Carrying Without a License: It is illegal, under New Hampshire
law, to carry a pistol or revolver concealed upon your person, except in
your dwelling or house, or place of business, without a license; whoever
violates this section shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a
MISDEMEANOR. For the second or subsequent violation of this section,
such person shall be guilty of a CLASS B FELONY. (N.H. R.S.A. 159:4)
3. License to Carry: N.H. R.S.A. 159:6
4. Suspension or Revocation of License:
I. The issuing authority may order a license to carry a loaded pistol
or revolver issued to any person pursuant to RSA 159:6 to be suspended
or revoked for just cause, provided written notice of the suspension or
revocation and the reason therefore is given to the licensee. A
licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked shall be permitted
a hearing on such suspension or revocation if a hearing is requested by
the licensee to the issuing authority within 7 days of the suspension or
revocation.
II. When the licensee hereunder ceases to be a resident of the
community in which the license was issued he shall notify in writing the
issuing authority at his new place of residence that he has a current
license. Such license shall remain in effect until it expires pursuant
to RSA 159:6.
5. Permit to Purchase: No person shall sell, deliver, or otherwise
transfer a pistol or revolver to a person who has been convicted of a
felony. Where neither party to the transaction holds a dealer's license,
no person shall sell or otherwise transfer a pistol or revolver to any
person not personally known to him. Any violation of this section is a
Felony. (N.H. R.S.A. 159:7)
6. Sale to Minors: Any person who shall sell, barter, hire, lend or
give to any minor any pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a
MISDEMEANOR. (N.H. R.S.A. 159:12)
7. Changing Identification Marks: No person shall change, alter,
remove or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's serial
numbers, or any other mark of identification on any pistol or revolver.
Possession of any such firearms shall be presumptive evidence that such
possessor had changed, altered, removed or obliterated the same. Any
person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
FELONY. (N.H. R.S.A. 159:13)
TITLE LXII
CRIMINAL CODE
CHAPTER 627
JUSTIFICATION
Section 627:4
627:4 Physical Force in Defense of a Person. -
I. A person is justified in using non-deadly force upon another
person in order to defend himself or a third person from what he
reasonably believes to be the imminent use of unlawful, non-deadly force
by such other person, and he may use a degree of such force which he
reasonably believes to be necessary for such purpose. However, such
force is not justifiable if:
(a) With a purpose to cause physical harm to another person, he
provoked the use of unlawful, non-deadly force by such other person; or
(b) He was the initial aggressor, unless after such aggression he
withdraws from the encounter and effectively communicates to such other
person his intent to do so, but the latter notwithstanding continues the
use or threat of unlawful, non-deadly force; or
(c) The force involved was the product of a combat by agreement
not authorized by law.
II. A person is justified in using deadly force upon another person
when he reasonably believes that such other person:
(a) Is about to use unlawful, deadly force against the actor or a
third person;
(b) Is likely to use any unlawful force against a person present
while committing or attempting to commit a burglary;
(c) Is committing or about to commit kidnapping or a forcible sex
offense; or
(d) Is likely to use any unlawful force in the commission of a
felony against the actor within such actor's dwelling or its curtilage.
III. A person is not justified in using deadly force on another to
defend himself or a third person from deadly force by the other if he
knows that he and the third person can, with complete safety:
(a) Retreat from the encounter, except that he is not required to
retreat if he is within his dwelling or its curtilage and was not the
initial aggressor; or
(b) Surrender property to a person asserting a claim of right
thereto; or
(c) Comply with a demand that he abstain from performing an act
which he is not obliged to perform; nor is the use of deadly force
justifiable when, with the purpose of causing death or serious bodily
harm, the actor has provoked the use of force against himself in the
same encounter.
(d) If he is a law enforcement officer or a private person
assisting him at his direction and was acting pursuant to RSA 627:5, he
need not retreat.
Source. 1971, 518:1. 1981, 347:1, 2, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
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