Walk It Through: The Handgun
A permit or a second degree crime, 90 days to decide, and a concealed holster.
An adult who owns a handgun wants to start carrying it away from home.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One owner and one handgun. The prohibited places, endorsements in detail, and other weapons are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Good causeOne of the grounds the statute lists, without which the Superior Court may not remove a residential tenant: unpaid rent, disorderly conduct or broken rules continued after written notice to cease, damage to the premises, habitual late rent, and others.
- Permit to carryThe permit that authorizes carrying a handgun in a holster concealed on the person throughout the state, except where the law prohibits. One permit covers all the holder's handguns, and it expires two years from issuance.