Key Votes
HB 194 - Authorizes Loaded Rifles and Shotguns in Vehicles - Key Vote
New Hampshire Key Votes
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - Jan. 12, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (204-110) - Jan. 5, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Loaded Rifles and Shotguns in Vehicles
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes an individual to possess a loaded weapon in a vehicle.
Highlights:
- Authorizes an individual to possess a loaded shotgun, rifle, or crossbow, in a vehicle when any of the following conditions are met (Sec. 1):
- The individual is on their own property;
- The individual is on private property with written permission from the owner;
- The individual is in a stationary vehicle on private property; or
- The individual is in the process of defense of oneself or another person.
- Specifies that a loaded weapon is considered to be a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in the chamber or a cocked crossbow with a bolt in it (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 6, 2011
Title: Authorizes Loaded Rifles and Shotguns in Vehicles
Sponsors
- JR Hoell (NH - R)
- Daniel C. Itse (NH - R)
- Kenneth Kreis Sr. (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
