What Does 'Non Resident' Really Mean in 159:6 ? - Granite Grok

What Does ‘Non Resident’ Really Mean in 159:6 ?

Great question from a reader – “How does the State Supreme Court Define ‘Non-Resident’ in 159:6?, ” which is New Hampshire’s discriminatory pistol revolver licensing law.

And no, we can’t take the simple, approach.  Residency, domicile, and presence, all have multiple definitions in NH “law.”  Lawyers from Arkansas can vote absentee in New Hampshire from Martha Fuller-Clark’s motor-voter motel in the historic vote fraud district of Portsmouth.  Carl Gibson lives in Kentucky – or at least Kentucky thinks he does (though he also “lives” in several other states) — but he’s been voting from a non-existent address in New Hampshire which he claimed as his residence when the AG had him arrested for vote suppression.

So if we can’t nail (or is that Naile) down what a resident is, how can we possibly know what a non-resident is?

Great question.  Maybe someone who voted here but lives someplace else will file suit for being overcharged on their pistol revolver license and we’ll get to whatever passes for a “bottom” of this.

 

Section 159:6 License to Carry. –
I. (a) The selectmen of a town, the mayor or chief of police of a city or a full-time police officer designated by them respectively, the county sheriff for a resident of an unincorporated place, or the county sheriff if designated by the selectmen of a town that has no police chief, upon application of any resident of such town, city, or unincorporated place, or the director of state police, or some person designated by such director, upon application of a nonresident, shall issue a license to such applicant authorizing the applicant to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in this state for not less than 4 years from the date of issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to the applicant’s person or property or has any proper purpose, and that the applicant is a suitable person to be licensed. Hunting, target shooting, or self-defense shall be considered a proper purpose. The license shall be valid for all allowable purposes regardless of the purpose for which it was originally issued.
(b) The license shall be in duplicate and shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee. The original shall be delivered to the licensee and the duplicate shall be preserved by the people issuing the same for 4 years. When required, license renewal shall take place within the month of the fourth anniversary of the license holder’s date of birth following the date of issuance. The license shall be issued within 14 days after application, and, if such application is denied, the reason for such denial shall be stated in writing, the original of which such writing shall be delivered to the applicant, and a copy kept in the office of the person to whom the application was made. The fee for licenses issued to residents of the state shall be $10, which fee shall be for the use of the law enforcement department of the town or city granting said licenses; the fee for licenses granted to out-of-state residents shall be $100, which fee shall be for the use of the state. The director of state police is hereby authorized and directed to prepare forms for the licenses required under this chapter and forms for the application for such licenses and to supply the same to officials of the cities and towns authorized to issue the licenses. No other forms shall be used by officials of cities and towns. The cost of the forms shall be paid out of the fees received from nonresident licenses.
II. No photograph or fingerprint shall be required or used as a basis to grant, deny, or renew a license to carry for a resident or nonresident, unless requested by the applicant.
Source. 1923, 118:6. PL 149:6. 1941, 172:1. RL 179:6. 1951, 151:3. RSA 159:6. 1959, 100:1. 1967, 220:4. 1977, 563:76. 1979, 355:1. 1993, 27:1; 203:1. 1994, 257:1, 2. 1996, 167:2. 2003, 90:1. 2009, 144:194. 2012, 255:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.

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