Stop The New Hampshire Gun Tax Bill HB 1416

By Ammoland

Milford, NH –-(Ammoland.com)- As Scott told you a little over a week ago, Rep. Katherine Rogers has introduced HB 1416, the Gun Tax of 2016. This bill will have a public hearing on Tuesday, January 19 at 10AM in the House Executive Departments and Administration Committee.

HB 1416, gives the Department of Safety the authority to charge “a reasonable fee” to conduct a criminal records check before someone may lawfully purchase a handgun.

In case you are unfamiliar with how this works I’ll explain it. Every licensed firearms dealers must conduct a criminal records check before they transfer a firearm to a private party. They do this over the telephone. Checks for the sale of all handguns are handled by the New Hampshire Department of Safety but the checks for the sale of a rifle or shotgun are handled by the FBI. There is currently no state or federal fee charged. We have been told that the Department of Safety is able to access the same databases that the FBI uses …Read the Rest