As a non res premit holder, where can I NOT carry in NH?
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Where can I NOT carry in NH?
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I believe that by state law the only places that you are not allowed to carry in NH are:
1. Any grammar school through high school property, and
2. any court house property.
Of course the Feds throw in any Federal building.
I will verify this for you.
1. Any grammar school through high school property, and
2. any court house property.
Of course the Feds throw in any Federal building.
I will verify this for you.
This might steer you in the right direction: http://handgunlaw.us/states/newhampshire.pdf.
No such prohibition exists.
This is the only prohibited place listed in the NH Statutes. Specifically, a properly posted "courtroom or area used by a court."
Here's the citation:
TITLE 12 § 159:19 Courtroom Security.
I. No person shall knowingly carry a loaded or unloaded pistol, revolver, or firearm or any other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V, whether open or concealed or whether licensed or unlicensed, upon the person or within any of the person's possessions owned or within the person's control in a courtroom or area used by a court. Whoever violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a class B felony.
II. Firearms may be secured at the entrance to a courthouse by courthouse security personnel.
III. For purposes of paragraph I, "area used by a court" means:
(a) In a building dedicated exclusively to court use, the entire building exclusive of the area between the entrance and the courthouse security.
(b) In any other building which includes a court facility, courtrooms, jury assembly rooms, deliberation rooms, conference and interview rooms, the judge's chambers, other court staff facilities, holding facilities, and corridors, stairways, waiting areas, and elevators directly connecting these rooms and facilities.
IV. The provisions of this section shall not apply to marshals, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, police or other duly appointed or elected law enforcement officers, bailiffs and court security officers, or persons with prior authorization of the court for the purpose of introducing weapons into evidence and as otherwise provided for in RSA 159:5.
V. It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under paragraph I that there was no notice of the provisions of paragraph I posted in a conspicuous place at each public entrance to the court building.
Note the last paragraph, which states that the "courtroom or area used by a court" must be properly posted at each public entrance.
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Scott, I stand corrected. That school aspect is Federal law. I always get it confused.
Maybe, maybe not, depending on who (whom?) you talk to, but you're right about the Federal buildings, as well.
ScottS beat me to it....
Thanks folks!!
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As was posted previously, under NH state law the ONLY place you can't carry is a courthouse.
Federal laws still apply, but it is doubtful you are going to run into many federal agents unless you go into a federal building. Typically local police will not enforce federal law, and it's doubtful they will call the feds on you, but you need to make your own judgment there. Some will say not to worry about it, so will say the risk isn't worth being the test case.
