New Hampshire § 159-E-1 - Section 159-E:1 Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Presidential Executive Orders Relating to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
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§ 159-E-1. Section 159-E:1 Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Presidential Executive Orders Relating to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Pursuant to the general court's authority under Part II, Article 5 of the New Hampshire Constitution, the state of New Hampshire, a political subdivision of this state, or any person acting under the color of state, county, or municipal law shall be prohibited from using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with any law, act, rule, order, or regulation of the United States Government or Executive Order of the President of the United States that is inconsistent with any law of this state regarding the regulation of firearms, ammunition, magazines or the ammunition feeding devices, firearm components, firearms supplies, or knives. Silence in the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated pertaining to a matter regulated by federal law shall be construed as an inconsistency for the purposes of this chapter.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 159-E-1 cover?
Section 159-E-1 ("Section 159-E:1 Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Presidential Executive Orders Relating to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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