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RSA 159:5-a · Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated

Title: XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter: 159 · PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS
Status: current
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159:5-a Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated. – In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, it shall not be necessary to negate any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained herein, and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso or exemption shall be upon the defendant. Source. 1987, 181:2, eff. May 12, 1987.

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Source. 1987, 181:2, eff. May 12, 1987.

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1987, 181:2, eff. May 12, 1987

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2026 HB1034-FN amend
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2026 HB1049 amend · effective 2027-01-01
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2026 HB1049-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01
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ing citizens have the right to carry firearms without unnecessary government restriction. 3 New Subdivision; Prohibition on Restrictions of Weapons on College Campuses. Amend RSA 159 by inserting after section 27 the following new subdivision: Prohibition on Restrictions of Weapons on College Campuses 159:28 Definitions. In this subdivision: I. "Non-lethal weapons" means pepper spray, mace
2026 HB1793-FN amend · effective 2027-07-01
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safe school zones. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Possession of Firearms in a Safe School Zone. Amend RSA 159 by inserting after section 19-a the following new section: 159:19-b Possession of a Firearm in a Safe School Zone. I. No person shall knowingly carry a firearm, as defined in RSA 173-B:1, XI, in a safe school zone