[HBerry]

So I will be turning 21 in less than three months and I would like to get my License to carry/Concealed weapons license. How hard is it to do this in NH? What should I put on the application as a good reason other than I want to be able to carry my gun around?

[dhuze]

Most people put "for all lawful purposes" as the reason. Some states are not accepting that anymore. NH probably has no problem with that though.
Are you a resident or non-resident? Residents go to their local PD for the application ,but non-residents I believe have to go to the State police to apply. A carry permit in NH does not allow you to carry in Mass So don't even try it unless you like the inside of jail cells.

[HBerry]

Originally posted by dhuze
Most people put "for all lawful purposes" as the reason. Some states are not accepting that anymore. NH probably has no problem with that though.
Are you a resident or non-resident? Residents go to their local PD for the application ,but non-residents I believe have to go to the State police to apply. A carry permit in NH does not allow you to carry in Mass So don't even try it unless you like the inside of jail cells.

I am a NH resident. I don't plan on carrying in MA unless I get an out of state permit from MA which I am guessing is fairly hard to get.

[Nikon]

Here's all the info you need.

[Stoneman]

Getting a 'carry' permit in NH is simple. No worries...

[Nikon]

Originally posted by Stoneman
Getting a 'carry' permit in NH is simple. No worries...

Had mine in under 6 days - that's from when I sent in the form via USPS to when I got the license.

[01YZF6]

they gave me mine in 8 days ( weekends ugh !) background check was what really took the longest becuase I was moving back rom FL and they said it was no good for NH ( even though the laws are almost identical)

i went through the State Police troop F in Ossippee.

local police only got my reg # and serials from my gun(s)...

[HBerry]

So should I fill out the form and bring it to the Nashua PD, or to a state trooper barrack?

[dhuze]

That depends. How is your relationship with the Nashua PD? If they dislike you you're not getting one.

[Punjistick]

Originally posted by Nikon
Had mine in under 6 days - that's from when I sent in the form via USPS to when I got the license.

6 days! I hate MA. It took my friend close to 4 months and even then he could only get the FID card. He even knew a bunch of the cops in our town too! I'm gona try to get a class A but I don't see it happening, since I'm not exactly on some of the cops good side. I don't even want to carry on me either, it'd just be nice to not have to be limited so much as to what kind of firearm I could get . The closest firing range to me is about 10 miles down the road from me

[Nikon]

Originally posted by Punjistick
6 days! I hate MA. It took my friend close to 4 months and even then he could only get the FID card. He even knew a bunch of the cops in our town too! I'm gona try to get a class A but I don't see it happening, since I'm not exactly on some of the cops good side. I don't even want to carry on me either, it'd just be nice to not have to be limited so much as to what kind of firearm I could get . The closest firing range to me is about 10 miles down the road from me

I have a MA FID card - had it since I was 16. MA takes a LONG ass time for anything with guns because MA hates guns and loves to deny your rights to everything. I HATE MA.

[PinHead]

Originally posted by Nikon
I have a MA FID card - had it since I was 16. MA takes a LONG ass time for anything with guns because MA hates guns and loves to deny your rights to everything. I HATE MA.

Hope your FID is up to date, they expire now too. Just like the LTC's.
And I hate MA too

[HBerry]

Originally posted by dhuze
That depends. How is your relationship with the Nashua PD? If they dislike you you're not getting one.

It doesn't really exist. Nashua is fairly large, and I only know one cop well. I haven't been pulled over for almost 3 years in Nashua, and haven't been given a written warning for almost 4 years.

[Nikon]

Originally posted by PinHead
Hope your FID is up to date, they expire now too. Just like the LTC's.
And I hate MA too

Interesting. I looked at it the other day and there was no experation listed so i never thought about that.

[rjh200]

Originally posted by Nikon
Interesting. I looked at it the other day and there was no experation listed so i never thought about that.

That means you have one of the old FID cards and it has expired. You would have to take a safety course and re-apply to get a new one.

[PinHead]

Originally posted by rjh200
That means you have one of the old FID cards and it has expired. You would have to take a safety course and re-apply to get a new one.

He speaks the truth. That is the FID card that MA gave you at one time for life. Well, MA decided that the FID life expired a few years back.
When those expired (Your Birthday some years ago) they gave you something like 30-60 days to apply for a new one. If you want a new one on top of all the things rjh200 said, it's gonna cost you $100.00 for 5 years. Doesn't matter if it's an FID or ALP/LTC it's still the same cost. MA law also has an FID just for MACE, its illegal to carry mace without it but the price on that is cheaper.

[dhuze]

Did anybody mention that Mass sucks donkey balls? That is precisely why I don't live there.

[rjh200]

It is even worse if you live out of state and apply for the FID/LTC. It is $100 every year. They don't give more than one year for out of state applicants.

[HBerry]

Originally posted by rjh200
It is even worse if you live out of state and apply for the FID/LTC. It is $100 every year. They don't give more than one year for out of state applicants.

Looks like I won't even bother to try to get one in MA after I get the NH one. According to law, I don't have to be 21 to get a LTC in NH. Maybe I will go apply this weekend?

[mostly.lurking]

Originally posted by PinHead
He speaks the truth. That is the FID card that MA gave you at one time for life. Well, MA decided that the FID life expired a few years back.
When those expired (Your Birthday some years ago) they gave you something like 30-60 days to apply for a new one. If you want a new one on top of all the things rjh200 said, it's gonna cost you $100.00 for 5 years. Doesn't matter if it's an FID or ALP/LTC it's still the same cost. MA law also has an FID just for MACE, its illegal to carry mace without it but the price on that is cheaper.

Yup...Everything expired after the laws changed in 98, IIRC.

As I understand it, the non resident LTC in MA is $100/year, and it takes months to renew...Every year... It is supposedly easier to get an unrestricted Class A as a non resident because you deal directly with the state police and not the local CLEO.

The reason I bought my house in NH was because of the Mass gun laws.
Dont even try in Mass. It is a huge Pain in the Ass for a non resident. I looked in to it two years ago, I called 3 differnt townships and the state cops and none of them had a clue and none told the same story.
I dont bother to carry when I ride in Ma, but some time I do when I ride in NH.

Lee

[Rhonda66]

When DH and I first got our class A LTC's 5 years ago in MA, we had to go to a safety class in Lowell first and then apply through the Billerica police. It was fairly easy and fast the first time to get it through the town, but when I went to renew this year, it took about 4 months and cost $100! We've been told that Billerica is fairly liberal with them and the police will give it to you for any reason so long as you don't have a criminal or abuse history...I think we put "recreational target shooting" and "all lawful purposes" on the application. I haven't carried in about 4 years anyway and that was only when we were going to the gun club, but I did use it to get Mace for the store and that was helpful...