Pro-gun rights

The 2026 New Hampshire legislative session is in full swing, and the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is already considering a slate of bills that will directly impact your Second Amendment rights.

We are seeing a mix of encouraging pro-gun reforms and dangerous attempts to erode our freedoms. It is vital that you contact your State Representatives to let them know where Granite State gun owners stand.

Below is a breakdown of the legislation we are tracking:

THE GOOD: SUPPORT THESE BILLS
We are urging members to SUPPORT the following bills which strengthen your rights and privacy:

• HB 1793 (Campus Carry Reform): This bill prohibits public colleges and universities from banning the possession or carrying of firearms on campus, ensuring students and staff are not left defenseless in “gun-free zones.”
• HB 1697 (Made in NH Protection): A push for state sovereignty, this bill exempts firearms and accessories that are manufactured and retained entirely within New Hampshire from federal regulations.
• HB 1699 (Boat Carry Reform): This bill clarifies the law to allow the carrying of loaded firearms on boats that are moving at “no-wake” speed, fixing outdated restrictions on law-abiding watercraft users.
• HB 1365 (Licensing Reform): This legislation seeks to improve and clarify the application process for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver, ensuring the process remains fair and efficient.
• HB 1446 (Medical Privacy): This bill would provide that an individual’s Second Amendment right is not denied solely because of their legal use of use of therapeutic cannabis.

Note that HB 1793 and HB 1697 passed out of committee already.

THE BAD: OPPOSE THESE BILLS
We must strongly OPPOSE the following bills that seek to undermine the Second Amendment:

• HB 1642 (“Red Flag” Gun Confiscation): This bill would establish Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), allowing firearms to be confiscated from citizens without due process based on accusations, rather than criminal convictions.
• HB 1387 (Liability Expansion): This bill attempts to repeal liability protections for firearm manufacturers regarding specific design features. This is a backdoor method to bankrupt the gun industry through frivolous lawsuits over safe, legal products.

Please use the form above to contact your State Representative immediately.

Tell them to VOTE YES on HB 1793, HB 1697, HB 1699, HB 1365, and HB 1446.

Tell them to VOTE NO on HB 1642 and HB 1387.

Your voice is the most powerful tool we have in Concord.

Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation Win Landmark Legal Victory Over USPS Firearms Shipping Restrictions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS

January 15, 2026

Springfield, VA — Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) hailed a landmark opinion from the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) declaring that 18 U.S.C. § 1715—the federal statute prohibiting the mailing of concealable firearms such as pistols, revolvers, and other handguns—is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment as applied to Second Amendment protected arms. This opinion was issued after GOA filed suit in Shreve v. U.S. Postal Serv., No. 3:25-cv-214 (W.D. Pa. July 14, 2025) on behalf of its members, seeking to have this exact ban declared unconstitutional. 

In its memorandum opinion for the Attorney General, the OLC concluded that the U.S. Department of Justice may not enforce the statute against law-abiding citizens seeking to ship or receive handguns used for lawful purposes, including self-defense, target shooting, and hunting. The opinion directs the Postal Service to modify its regulations accordingly to align with the Constitution. And it recommends that the statute not be criminally enforced. 

This is a major victory for Second Amendment rights. The opinion applied a historical analysis under the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller, McDonald v. Chicago, and especially New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, finding no relevant historical tradition justifying a ban on shipping protected arms. OLC also concluded that the statute was designed to serve an illegitimate purpose: suppressing traffic in constitutionally protected firearms. 

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, issued the following statement:

“This opinion is a direct rebuke to decades of federal overreach that has unlawfully restricted Americans’ ability to acquire, maintain, and transport their firearms. For too long, law-abiding gun owners have been forced to navigate expensive, burdensome workarounds involving federal firearms licensees, just to ship a handgun—even for perfectly lawful purposes. The DOJ now recognizes what we’ve always known: the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms, and that includes the rights to acquire and transport them.” 

John Velleco, Executive Vice President of Gun Owners Foundation, issued the following statement: 

“When the government enforces a prohibition on guns and gun owners with no historical foundation and no constitutional support—like the USPS ban on mailing handguns at issue in our case—it is acting outside the law. This historic move by the Department of Justice acknowledges that the Second Amendment protects the real, practical exercise of a fundamental right to acquire and transport a firearm. Neither Congress nor federal agencies are allowed to rewrite the Constitution to suit their anti-Second Amendment preferences.”

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

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