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Gun laws in New Hampshire - wikipedia Gun laws in New Hampshire Jump to : navigation , search Location of New Hampshire in the United States Gun laws in New Hampshire regulate the sale , possession , and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of New Hampshire in the United States . Contents ( hide ) 1 Summary table 2 Concealed and open carry 3 References Summary table ( edit ) Subject / Law Long guns Handguns Relevant statutes Notes State permit to purchase ? No No NHRS XII § 159 : 14 Firearm registration ? No No Assault weapon law ? No No Magazine capacity restriction ? No No Owner license required ? No No Carry license required ? No No NHRS XII § 159 : 6 Constitutional carry legal as of February 22 , 2017 . Licenses remain available on a Shall - Issue basis for reciprocity purposes . Open carry ? Yes Yes NHRS XII § 159 : 6 NHRS XVIII § 207 : 7 Handgun open carry without license . Loaded long guns prohibited from motor vehicles . State preemption of local restrictions ? Yes Yes NHRS XII § 159 : 26 Includes knives . NFA weapons restricted ? No No Peaceable Journey laws ? No No Background checks required for private sales ? No No Concealed and open carry ( edit ) Since 22 February 2017 , New Hampshire is a constitutional carry state , requiring no license to open carry or concealed carry a firearm in public . Concealed carry permits are still issued for purposes of reciprocity with other states . The New Hampshire license is issued for carry of a `` pistol or revolver , '' and is not a license to carry `` weapons '' as exists in some other states . The New Hampshire license is issued by the local mayor , selectmen , or police department at a cost of $10 for residents , and by the New Hampshire State Police at a cost of $100 for non-residents ( changed from $20 on July 1 , 2009 ) . The term of issue of the license is five years . Turn around time is generally one to two weeks , with fourteen days being the maximum time allowed by law . New Hampshire has no laws restricting the age at which a person may possess and carry firearms . On June 2 , 2016 , the New Hampshire Supreme Court , in Bach v. New Hampshire Dept. of Safety , No. 2014 -- 0721 , 2016 WL 3086130 , threw out a rule imposed by concealed carry permit issuing authorities that had required non-residents to have a permit to carry issued by the state in which they resided . The basis for invalidating such rule was that it denied a New Hampshire non-resident permit to residents of jurisdictions that are effectively No - Issue , such as New Jersey , California , Hawaii , and others . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` State Gun Laws : New Hampshire '' , National Rifle Association -- Institute for Legislative Action . Retrieved August 22 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` New Hampshire State Law Summary '' , Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence . Retrieved August 22 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` New Hampshire Statues -- Chapter 159 : Pistols and Revolvers '' . Gencourt.us . Retrieved August 22 , 2012 . Jump up ^ NRA - ILA . `` NRA - ILA New Hampshire : Governor Sununu Signs Constitutional / Permitless Carry Bill Into Law ! '' . NRA - ILA . Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 22 . Jump up ^ Pro-Gun New Hampshire - Frequently Asked Questions about NH Gun Laws Archived 2012 - 08 - 06 at the Wayback Machine . Jump up ^ `` New Hampshire State Police -- Permits and Licensing FAQs '' . Nh.gov . Retrieved November 23 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` New Hampshire '' . OpenCarry.org. 2012 - 09 - 27 . Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 22 . Jump up ^ `` Minimum Age to Purchase & Possess in New Hampshire Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence '' . smartgunlaws.org . Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 22 . Jump up ^ `` New Hampshire Statutes -- Chapter 159 : Pistols and Revolvers '' . Gencourt.state.nh.us . Retrieved November 23 , 2011 . <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Gun laws in the United States by state <Td_colspan="2"> Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming <Td_colspan="2"> District of Columbia <Td_colspan="2"> American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gun_laws_in_New_Hampshire&oldid=807129373 '' Categories : New Hampshire law United States gun laws by state Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 October 2017 , at 02 : 37 . 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