Lawmakers Propose Bill on Firearm Background Checks and Mental Health Reporting

By: Grace Yurish

Outlets: NH Bar News

Published: February 21, 2025

Words: 1,152

Last Updated: 11 months ago

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A bipartisan group of New Hampshire lawmakers has introduced House Bill 159, which would require some mental health records be reported to the federal firearms background check system. Also known as the Chief Bradley Haas Mental Health Firearms Reporting Act, the bill follows the fatal 2023 shooting of security officer and former police chief Bradley Haas at New Hampshire Hospital by a former patient, an incident that exposed what supporters see as a loophole in …

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