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Can a person with a felony shoplifting charge on there record buy a handgun?
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∙ 14y ago
The answer to the question is yes. However, if the handgun is kept in the house with the felon, the felon cannot have access to the gun, which means basically the gun must be locked up where the felon cannot access it, or the non-felon must always keep it in his or her possession where the felon cannot access it.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIn view of the recent US Sp. Ct. case, Heller vs District of Columbia (cite not available to me right now) I believe the answer is yes. But the gun must be for self protection. Just what that means in this context has not yet been litigated. Therefore, I think a felon needs to appear before a judge sitting in chancery and justify the equities involved. Almost certainly the gun would be restricted to a felons premises including business premises.
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Heller v. District of Columbia has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with felons possessing firearms. It is a case about the residents of the District of Columbia being allowed their Second Amendment rights while living in a federal enclave (The District of Columbia) even though the DC City Council has/had a law forbidding firearms ownership to its citizens.
U.S. Criminal Code Title 18, is the governing law which prohibits firearms possession by convicted felons (regardless of the offense), although some state laws vary on this point and MIGHT allow a restoration of gun rights for certain non-violent offenses.
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