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HB 1793 Signed into law

Campus Carry

162 Democrats voted AGAINST the right to carry on campus

What This Bill Does

HB 1793 prohibits public colleges and universities from banning the possession or carrying of firearms on campus. Since New Hampshire is a constitutional carry state — meaning anyone who can legally own a firearm can carry it concealed without a permit — public college campuses are one of the few places where this right is restricted. HB 1793 extends constitutional carry to these public institutions. The House passed it 188-165.

The Full Story

Only 1 Democrat voted to extend constitutional carry rights to public college campuses. The other 162 voted to maintain a carve-out where public universities can ban firearms — even though everywhere else in New Hampshire, no permit is needed to carry concealed. New Hampshire's constitutional carry law was signed by Governor Sununu in 2017, after Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan vetoed the same legislation twice.

Hassan claimed NH's existing concealed carry permitting law had "worked well for nearly a century." Since constitutional carry was enacted, New Hampshire has remained one of the safest states in America. This vote puts Democrats in the position of saying constitutional carry is fine everywhere in the state — restaurants, parks, shopping malls, churches — except on college campuses, where adults over 21 somehow become less responsible.

Party Breakdown

Republicans

187 Yea

3 Nay · 24 Absent/NV

Democrats

1 Yea

162 Nay · 14 Absent/NV

What Voters Think

NH has been a constitutional carry state since 2017 — no permit required for concealed carry

NH RSA 159:6

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