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Yes. A pellet gun and a firearm are two totaly different things. Actually if the felony comitted was not a violent felony , the felon will be able to own a firearm after the sentence/probation is completed IF it was a first offence.
State law may allow gun and ammo possesion for convicted felons, but Federal law does not.
I have read that guns that discharge by compressed air are not recognized as deadly weapons or guns; only those that discharge by igniting. Has anyone else found any evidence supporting this?
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No. Felons cannot legally own or possess firearms in any U.S. state.
Felons cannot own or possess guns anywhere in the U.S.
No, convicted felons may not own BB guns, pellet guns, air rifles, dart guns, tasers, or any other similar weapon.
Felons cannot own or possess gun in any U.S. state, unless the felons rights have been restored.
Yes, a convicted felon can own and airsoft gun and/or a BB gun. It is a real gun that convicted felons cannot own, in which this would be illegal.
If you mean "own" a gun, no. Felons cannot own or possess guns.
Generally speaking, felons cannot legally own a gun, even after completing parole. Most states do have a process for restoring gun ownership rights to felons, but it doesn't just happen automatically; you have to specifically petition a court for it and they might say no.