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Supporters call HB 16-42 a targeted tool to prevent firearm suicides; opponents warn of due‑process risks
Summary
HB 16-42 would allow courts to issue time‑limited orders removing access to firearms from people judged an imminent danger; supporters cited suicide data and recent local tragedies while opponents raised constitutional and implementation concerns about ex parte orders and storage logistics.
CONCORD, N.H. — Representative Lauren Selleck told the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee that HB 16-42 is primarily a public-safety measure to temporarily remove access to firearms from people who pose an imminent danger to themselves or others.
"House Bill 16-42 is first and foremost a public safety bill and an important step in suicide and murder prevention in New Hampshire," Selleck said, citing the percentage of firearm deaths that are suicides in the state and multiple recent local fatal incidents discussed in testimony.
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