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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 2024 ‘Universal Background Checks in New Hampshire.’ Background Checks. San Francisco, CA: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 19 April

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Private Sales in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has no law requiring a background check prior to transfer of a firearm when the seller is not a licensed dealer (a "private sale").

New Hampshire law explicitly allows a person who is not licensed to sell handguns and who is not engaged in the business of selling handguns to sell a handgun to any person who is known to her or him or who is licensed to sell handguns.

No person may transfer a handgun to a convicted felon.

New Hampshire has no other laws regarding private sales of firearms…

[Editor's note: The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence regularly updates its webpages with new data as US gun regulation evolves state by state. For the most up-to-date information on US gun laws, please refer to the Giffords URL below]

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