Scott L. Bach & a. v. New Hampshire Department of Safety

The petitioners, Scott L. Bach and the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. (ANJRPC), appeal a decision of the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) entering summary judgment in favor of the respondent, the New Hampshire Department of Safety (Department). The petitioners had challenged, as ultra vires and invalid, Department administrative rules that require nonresidents applying for a concealed-carry license in New Hampshire to provide proof of a “resident state license” to carry a concealed weapon. The trial court concluded that the administrative rules were valid. Because we…