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Firearm disqualifications in New Hampshire
What disqualifies you from owning a firearm in New Hampshire?
Someone in New Hampshire is disqualified from owning a firearm if they are:
- People are prohibited from purchasing and possessing a firearm if they are convicted of a felony against a person or a property of someone else
- They cannot possess, operate or own a firearm if they have committed a felony under the New Hampshire's Drug Control Act
- People cannot possess a firearm if they are subject to a domestic violence misdemeanors
- If some people are subject to certain court orders when it comes to domestic violence, they may not be able to keep a firearm with themselves
- If someone possess a serious medical condition, it is against the law for them to have a firearm in their possession
- A person cannot acquire, purchase or receive a firearm if they are subject to a protective order against another person
- If a person is convicted of a violent misdemeanors, they cannot keep a firearm with them
- If a person with mental illness, it is unlawful for them to acquire a firearm
- People cannot have a firearm in their possession if they are convicted of a drug or alcohol misdemeanors,
- Those who are juvenile offenders are not allowed to keep firearms
Felony restrictions on firearms in New Hampshire
Those convicted of a felony in New Hampshire:
- Cannot possess a firearm
- Cannot purchase a firearm and/or ammunition
Mental health restrictions on firearms in New Hampshire
- People cannot purchase or possess a weapon if they are declared by a court, board or a commision to be mentally ill.
- People who have been involuntarily hospitalized because of their mental illness are also prohibited to possess a firearm.
- If someone has been admitted to a mental facility or a substance abuse institution are also not allowed to obtain and keep a firearm
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