Can a convicted felon regain his rights in the state of Oklahoma to own and carry a firearm?

Answer 1

Yes you can vote in the state of Alabama as long as you were not convicted of a violent crime. If your felony was severe you will need either a partial or full pardon. Partial restores the right to vote among others. A full pardon will restore all rights including your right to own a firearm. They say only 2% who apply for a full pardon actually get a full pardon. As of this time last year they were backed up 2 years. If you are only wanting to hunt. There are other options; there is bow and arrow, crossbow, and I believe black powder. I think the black powder was considered to be different type of firearm. You would have to check Alabama's code of law on this, maybe even have a lawyer look into it before purchasing a blackpowder rifle.

Answer 2

State law may allow it but you could be prosecuted federally.

Some of these non-answers need serious improvement.

Let's start with the conviction.

Was it for a felony crime against the state only? If yes go to next question.

Have you been convicted of domestic violence? If no go to next question.

Do you have any federal felony convictions? If no go to next question.

After your felony conviction were you civil rights to vote, sit on a jury, and become a notary public taken away from you? If yes go to next question.

Have you had your civil rights (all of them) been restored, received a pardon, or had your conviction expunged? If yes go to next question.

If you got here then the answer to your main question may be yes. Oklahoma may very well have a mechanism by which you can get your firearm rights restored and you could get permission to carry a concealed weapon. You need to speak with a "gun rights" lawyer about the process. Do not possess a firearm until you have had all your rights, including firearm rights restored.

When the state restores your rights, including firearm rights, the federal government no longer recognizes your state felony conviction as a conviction for the purposes of federal firearm possession by a convicted felon. A federal conviction for a felony must be handled at the federal level. Unfortunately for anyone convicted of a federal crime, like Martha Stewart, the federal government is doing nothing for you.

Here is the thinking...felons are still human beings. Felons got caught! It is amusing when I hear all this outrage about felons getting to vote and possess firearms. A person that has lost civil rights and had them restored knows how precious those rights are. A convicted felon that has had their firearm rights restored is far less likely to harm someone or commit an act of violence than the population that has never been convicted of a crime. You noticed I did not say "never committed a crime". Probably 60 to 70 percent of the population in this country has committed an action that would be considered a felonious act. You can look up the codes of the federal government or your own state code and read what constitutes a felony. As a young person did you ever pass a joint to a kid, drive with reckless disregard for human life, drive drunk (whether you were caught or not), ever smack your spouse, leave a bruise on your child, lie to a cop about how fast you were going, and the list goes on. Just because you were not caught and not prosecuted does not mean you have not committed a felony. A felonious act is defined by an action a person takes...not whether or not they got caught and convicted. An example...OJ Simpson was not convicted of murdering Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman...did that mean he did not commit the murders. 90% of the population in this country knows he did it. It is not the act of a jury that declares a person committed a felony...it is the act of the person that commits a felony that determines whether or not that person committed a felony.

Be careful how you judge your fellow man or woman. Remove the log from your own eye!

Answer 3

Sorry. US Code, Title 18, makes no distinction between violent and 'so-called' non-violent felons. It states that it is unlawful for ANY convicted felon to own or possess firearms. It makes no difference what state you happen to reside in, since it is a federal law.

Answer 4

Yes. Civil rights can be restored by the US Attorney.

Answer 5

Convicted Felons are federally disbarred from owning, possessing, and shipping firearms. You may be able to have your record expunged which would allow for you to carry a firearm.