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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare » Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers » Section 159:15 – Possession of Dangerous Weapon While Committing a Violent Crime.
    159:15 Possession of Dangerous Weapon While Committing a Violent Crime. –

I. A person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if that person uses or employs slung shot, metallic knuckles, billies, or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V during the commission or attempted commission of a violent crime.

II. "Violent crime," for purposes of this section, means "violent crime" as defined in RSA 651:5, XIII.

Source. 1973, 370:15. 1998, 373:1. 2001, 214:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.