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Dealer tells committee federal law makes New Hampshire handgun‑seller license redundant
Summary
A federally licensed firearms dealer told the Senate Judiciary Committee House Bill 551 would remove a 1923 state licensing requirement that the witness said federal law and modern licensing already duplicate; he also warned that statutory language allowing nonresident handgun permits conflicts with federal law.
A federally licensed firearms dealer told the Senate Judiciary Committee that state licensure of handgun sellers, enacted in 1923, is redundant because federal licensing and regulation already require local notification.
“I want to state upfront I will benefit if this bill is enacted,” said Jay Simkin, a federally licensed firearms dealer testifying in support of House Bill 551. Simkin said the state license costs him $10 every three years and imposes administrative steps he believes duplicate federal…
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