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The measure would require the state to share the names of people involuntarily committed to psychiatric facilities with the FBI’s gun database used in background checks.
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Federal law prohibits anyone who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution from possessing a firearm, and purchasing guns through a licensed dealer requires a background check that asks about such hospitalizations. However, New Hampshire does not provide mental health records to the national database that is used for background checks.
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Law enforcement from multiple departments joined state officials and family members on Monday for a celebration of life service for Bradley Haas, 63, who died following the shooting on Nov. 17.
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A man opened fire in the lobby of the state psychiatric facility last Friday, killing a security guard. Neighbors say they never expected this kind of incident to happen so close to home.
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Two people were shot and killed, including the gunman, in a confrontation inside the lobby of the secure psychiatric facility in Concord Friday afternoon.
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Officials say the new facility will house patients who are currently sent to the prison system for treatment.
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Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette said the shortage is partly due to the state's inability to compete with wages and $10,000 sign-on bonuses offered by other hospitals.
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Oral arguments were heard today, via video conference, in a federal civil rights lawsuit. It alleges the state of New Hampshire is failing to provide due…
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Heather Moquin has been appointed head of New Hampshire Hospital, the state's psychiatric hospital. She succeeds Lori Shibinette, who was tapped by…
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Gov. Chris Sununu is touting new progress in the state’s efforts to end the waitlist for patients to enter the state psychiatric hospital.The backlog at…