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HOUSE BILL 103

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits a convicted felon from possessing any deadly weapon, as defined in statute, and prohibits any person from possessing a deadly weapon during the commission or attempted commission of a violent crime.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

214:1 Pistols and Revolvers; Convicted Felons; Prohibition on Deadly Weapons Added. Amend RSA 159:3, I (a) to read as follows:

(a) Owns or has in his possession or under his control, a pistol, revolver, or other firearm, or slungshot, metallic knuckles, billies, stiletto, switchblade knife, sword cane, pistol cane, blackjack, dagger, dirk-knife, [or any other dangerous weapon] or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V; and

214:2 Pistols and Revolvers; Possession of Deadly Weapon While Committing a Violent Crime. Amend RSA 159:15, I to read as follows:

I. A person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if that person uses or employs slung shot, metallic knuckles, billies, or other [dangerous weapons] deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V during the commission or attempted commission of a violent crime.

214:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.

(Approved: July 11, 2001)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2002)