Can Ms felons be around guns?

Answer 1

"Be around?" Yes. However, the felon cannot have access to the gun.

Added: NO! Definitely NOT! "Being around" a gun places the felon in what is known in the law as CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION of the firearm which is enough to put him in prison.

It depends on the definition of "being around." I discussed this specifically last year with the local DA in my area because someone I know was a felon, but he comes over to my house occassionally. The DA said that as long as the person doesn't have access to the firearm (IE: the firearm is locked up), he is not in violation. I also specifically asked him about a spouse of a felon living in the same house and he said that the same thing applies. If the gun is locked up and not accessible to the felon, there is no violation. And to futher my answer: some high courts have held to this, such as Commonwealth v. Heidler, which holds constructive possession only applies if it can be proven that the felon "had both the power to control and the intent to control the firearm."

Answer 2

No, you may not. Even "being around" someone who is armed, places you in what is known as "concurrent possession" of that weapon for which you can be arrested, charged and tried. ADVICE: If you don't wish to face the possibility of up to a maximum of 15 more years in prison STAY AWAY FROM GUNS OF ALL TYPES AND ANYONE WHO CARRIES THEM.

Answer 3

There's no specific law in any jurisdiction that I know of that prohibits a gun owner from "being around a felon". This would be a logistical nightmare; how could a gun owner reasonably be expected to know that the guy sitting next to him on the bus is a felon? And what difference does it make anyway if the gun owner doesn't actually have the gun with him, or for that matter even if he did, as long as he doesn't let the felon use it?The laws about felons and guns usually are directed at the felon, not at anyone else, and generally state something along the lines of the felon not being able to "own or control" a firearm. (The "controlling" part is to keep a felon from being able to exploit a loophole by saying "Oh yeah, there was a gun in my house, but I don't own it, it belongs to my wife.") If you're a gun owner and you want to allow a felon to live with you, you're probably going to have to remove the guns from the property in order to be able to demonstrate that the felon could not possibly have had "control" of them.

Answer 4

It depends on what exactly you mean by "be around" but the general answer is no, they cannot.

Answer 5

Please define "be around."