HB551
House · 2025 sessionRepublicanSigned into lawRepeal of pistol sale licensing
AI-generatedRepeals the local licensing requirement for selling pistols and revolvers and limits liability for firearm manufacturers and federal firearm licensees related to specific design features.
(New Title) repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms.Official record
Division of testimonyComputed by this site
95 submissionsAll 10 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.
Status
Signed into law · May 27, 2025- ✓Introduced
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The record · every submission as filed
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Penny Dean for Myself Concord OTP There is no practical reason to have a duplicative laws. | Concord | Support | 61 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Joanne Lazarus for Myself Newmarket We must always have a way of holding to account those selling pistols and revolvers. | Newmarket | Oppose | 86 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Devon Christen for Myself Rochester Guns are dangerous, and they should not be sold without a license | Rochester | Oppose | 65 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Melanie Nesheim for Myself Holderness It is crazy to repeal the license to sell pistols and revolvers. We require licensing to drive a car because of the potential danger to others. Harm from pistols and revolvers is immediate, devastating, and cannot be reversed, same as harm from a car accident by a poor (unlicensed) driver. Thus, a license to sell pistols and revolvers, items that cause great and immediate harm even more than a wayward driver, must stay in place, so that others have some amount of protection. Protecting the many from the few is an important function of the law. | Holderness | Oppose | 553 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Kathleen Malsbenden for Myself Newmarket There is no reason to repeal the obligation of obtaining a license to sell a pistol or firearm. It will bring in revenue and be a way to assure the seller isn’t a criminal as well. | Newmarket | Oppose | 181 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Jana Mackay for Myself Orange Live Free or Die, once again, our State motto. We fought a bloody revolution and many Sons of Liberty died in our State for those Rights. The Founding Fathers would be appalled to see what has become of the United States. Let's remedy that and get back to the Freedom we fought so hard for. | Orange | Support | 298 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Danielle LaCasse for Myself Newport Our gun and weapons laws are fine. | Newport | Oppose | 34 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Laura Condon for Myself BEDFORD This bill puts parents who are careful in their vaccination decision making who reject one or more doses of vaccines at risk of being declared "neglectful". This bill also puts parents who reject gender ideology to protect their child from harmful transgender drugs and procedures at risk of being declared "neglectful". Please amend the bill to protect parental rights and decisions. | BEDFORD | Support | 386 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Matthew Tyszka for Myself Newport Firearms sales should not be restricted by government. Sales between private parties should be unregulated the same as sales of home appliances and tools are. State licenses are just another layer of bureaucracy that does nothing to ensure safety, Sales from a commercial firearms dealer are already regulated by federal law, and include NICS checks. | Newport | Support | 353 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Simon Berrio for Myself Dalton Fed law already covers this and there is no reason for it to be on our books. RSA 159:8 simply seeks to add administrative burdens to businesses, small town governments, and through several forays on social media serves to confuse individuals reading our laws and trying to determine how to legally sell a firearm. | Dalton | Support | 318 | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Aubrey Freedman for Myself Bridgewater Position recorded without written comment. | Bridgewater | Support | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Bill Alleman for Myself Weare Position recorded without written comment. | Weare | Support | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Phil Hatcher for Myself Dover Position recorded without written comment. | Dover | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
tony Amato for Myself Hooksett Position recorded without written comment. | Hooksett | Support | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
J Grenier for Myself Nashua Position recorded without written comment. | Nashua | Support | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Dena Romero for Myself Hanover Position recorded without written comment. | Hanover | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Doreen Desmarais for Myself Northwood Position recorded without written comment. | Northwood | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Emily Cummings for Myself Loudon Position recorded without written comment. | Loudon | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Benjamin Stinson for Myself CONCORD Position recorded without written comment. | CONCORD | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Laura Setmire for Myself Brookline Position recorded without written comment. | Brookline | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Tonda Groetzinger for Myself Farmington Position recorded without written comment. | Farmington | Support | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Michelle St. John for Myself Hollis Position recorded without written comment. | Hollis | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Karen Sebastian for Myself Chesterfield Position recorded without written comment. | Chesterfield | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Laurie MacKenzie for Myself Weare Position recorded without written comment. | Weare | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 | |
Maura Willing for Myself Concord Position recorded without written comment. | Concord | Oppose | — | Jan 30, 2025 |