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RSA 159:8 · Purchase of Firearm; Identity of Purchaser

Title
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
159 · PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS
Status
current
Official source linked
Yes

Official source

159:8 Purchase of Firearm; Identity of Purchaser. –
No pistol, revolver, or other firearm shall be delivered to a purchaser not personally known to the seller or who does not present clear evidence of his or her identity; nor to a person who has been convicted of a felony.
Source. 1923, 118:10. PL 149:8. RL 179:8. RSA 159:8. 1967, 220:5. 1979, 44:1. 1981, 553:6. 1991, 254:2. 1996, 167:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1996. 2025, 40:2, eff. May 23, 2025.

Source note

Source. 1923, 118:10. PL 149:8. RL 179:8. RSA 159:8. 1967, 220:5. 1979, 44:1. 1981, 553:6. 1991, 254:2. 1996, 167:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1996. 2025, 40:2, eff. May 23, 2025.

Source history

  • 1923, 118:10. PL 149:8. RL 179:8. RSA 159:8
  • 1967, 220:5
  • 1979, 44:1
  • 1981, 553:6
  • 1991, 254:2
  • 1996, 167:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1996
  • 2025, 40:2, eff. May 23, 2025