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Committee trims 'confiscation' language from mental-health firearms bill; amendment adopted 11-5, bill passes 10-6
Summary
A House committee removed a confiscation provision from a bill addressing mental-health-related firearms prohibitions after discussions with advocacy groups, adopted the amendment 11-5, and later passed the bill 10-6 during the same executive session.
A New Hampshire House committee adopted an amendment that removes a confiscation requirement from House Bill 159, which concerns firearms prohibitions tied to mental-health adjudications, and then voted to pass the bill as amended.
Chairman Roy explained that the amendment was drafted after consultation with the National Rifle Association and other pro–Second Amendment groups; he said the amendment eliminates a "confiscation piece" and instead directs judges to advise restricted persons to dispose of firearms. "The entire confiscation piece has been left out and taken out," the chairman said.…
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