Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a new waiting period for purchase and delivery of a firearm in the state of New Hampshire.

Highlights:

• Prohibits any licensed importer, license manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector from transferring, selling, trading, giving, or transporting firearms until a waiting period of 3 days has expired (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes that the waiting period shall not apply in the following circumstances (Sec. 1): 

• During a trade-in of a firearm to a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector; 

• Following the completion of a minimum of a 16-hour hunter education course offered by the Department of Fish and Game; 

• The purchase from an active-duty state, county, or municipal law enforcement office, active-duty state or county correctional office, or active-duty member of armed forces; or

• A person who has a restraining order from a court where the person fears their safety.

• Establishes the effective date of the act to be on January 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

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