Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a second list of individuals prohibited from buying guns in the state of New Hampshire.

Highlights:

• Authorizes residents 18 or older who do not wish to be allowed to purchase a firearm to apply to be listed on the New Hampshire voluntary firearms do not sell list (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the Department of Safety to establish and maintain the list to prohibit the sale or transfer of firearms by a dealer to any natural person who voluntarily registers to be on the list (Sec. 2). 

• Prohibits the Department of Safety from publicly disclosing all information regarding a request to be enrolled, or enrollment on the list (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the Department of Safety to only disclose the list to law enforcement agencies (Sec. 4). 

• Establishes that any person who voluntarily waives their right to purchase a firearm will be guilty of a violation in the case that they attempt to purchase a firearm from a federally licensed dealer (Sec. 5). 

• Establishes that any person who knowingly gives false information with the intent of enrolling or removing another person from the list shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor (Sec. 5). 

• Authorizes the act to go into effect on January 1, 2025 (Sec. 5). 

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