159-D:3 Penalties for Attempts to Purchase Firearms Illegally.

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NH Code › Title XII › Chapter 159-D › Section 3

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A person who completes and signs an application for purchase of a firearm and who knows that such purchase is illegal because he or she is subject to a protective order shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class B felony for a second or subsequent offense.

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159-D:3 Penalties for Attempts to Purchase Firearms Illegally. · N.H. Rev. Stat. § 159-D:3 | Frix