Both sides brace for battle over 'red flag' law today in House

CONCORD — The House will hold a public hearing today on a “red flag” law, which would allow family members and law enforcement to petition a court to temporarily keep guns out of the hands of people in crisis when there is evidence they pose a risk of harming themselves or others.

Second Amendment advocates argue that the so-called “extreme risk protection orders” the law would enable diminish due process and have the potential for abuse.

The N.H. Firearms Coalition is protesting the fact that the hearing has been moved to Representatives’ Hall, where firearms are banned.

The hearing on HB 687 was moved from Room 204 in the Legislative Office Building to Representatives’ Hall, which is now designated by House rule as a gun-free zone.

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