New Hampshire § 159:12 Sale to Minors

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 159:12 — Sale to Minors

New Hampshire § 159:12

Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

Ch. 159PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 159:12 (2026).

Text

I. Any person who shall sell, barter, hire, lend or give to any minor any pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. II. This section shall not apply to:

(a)Fathers, mothers, grandparents, guardians, administrators or executors who give a pistol or revolver to their children or wards or to heirs to an estate.

(b)Individuals instructing minors in the safe use of firearms during a supervised firearms training program, provided the minor's parent or legal guardian has granted the minor permission to participate in such program.

(c)Licensed hunters accompanying a minor while lawfully taking wildlife.

(d)Individuals supervising minors using firearms during a lawful shooting event or activity.

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I. Any person who shall sell, barter, hire, lend or give to any minor any pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. This section shall not apply to:
(a) Fathers, mothers, grandparents, guardians, administrators or executors who give a pistol or revolver to their children or wards or to heirs to an estate.
(b) Individuals instructing minors in the safe use of firearms during a supervised firearms training program, provided the minor's parent or legal guardian has granted the minor permission to participate in such program.
(c) Licensed hunters accompanying a minor while lawfully taking wildlife.
(d) Individuals supervising minors using firearms during a lawful shooting event or activity.