Thursday, August 08, 2013

NH:Supreme Court Defines Loaded Weapon

Supreme Court says ammunition must be in a weapon and not just near it for a gun to be loaded under state law.

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The law prohibits people from carrying a loaded weapon in a vehicle or concealed on their body without a license, and defines a loaded pistol or revolver to be any gun "with a magazine, cylinder, chamber or clip in which there are loaded cartridges."

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"(The law) provides no indication that the legislature intended 'loaded' to be defined so broadly as to encompass pistols and revolvers near ammunition," Justice Robert Lynn wrote.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/08/07/4219578/nh-supreme-court-defines-loaded.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/08/07/4219578/nh-supreme-court-defines-loaded.html#storylink=cpy
 
 
 
 "(The law) provides no indication that the legislature intended 'loaded' to be defined so broadly as to encompass pistols and revolvers near ammunition," Justice Robert Lynn wrote.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/08/07/4219578/nh-supreme-court-defines-loaded.html#storylink=cpy

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