According to NH Supreme Court:
Link to ruling in the text of the above. Still a little confusing to me, since a revolver does not have a "chamber" incorporated into the barrel. Would their definition mean that a revolver must have a round in position to be fired without rotating the cylinder in order to be considered loaded? And what is considered the starting point for "normal operation"?
Last week, the New Hampshire Supreme Court handed down an important ruling relating to the definition of a ‘loaded pistol or revolver’ [under RSA 159:4 (2002)].
The state Supreme Court ruled, “that in order for a pistol or revolver to be considered “loaded” within the meaning of RSA 159:4, the pistol or revolver must contain a cartridge in the chamber or must contain a magazine, cylinder, or clip inserted in or otherwise adjoined to the firearm such that the firearm can be discharged through normal operation.”
http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state ... ision.aspx
Link to ruling in the text of the above. Still a little confusing to me, since a revolver does not have a "chamber" incorporated into the barrel. Would their definition mean that a revolver must have a round in position to be fired without rotating the cylinder in order to be considered loaded? And what is considered the starting point for "normal operation"?