To request an expungement of your STATE criminal record: You must have either been acquited or served the complete term of your sentence - then submit a petition to the court setting forth good reason(s) why your request should be granted. A judge will review your petition and the circumstances of your case and issue a ruling either granting or denying the request. AN EXPUNGEMENT IS NOT A PARDON! Law enforcement, the courts, and government agencies will always have access to your actual 'true' record. Expungement only removes the record of your offense from being viewed by the public. FELONS CONVICTED IN STATE COURT OF STATE CRIMES: If your request for expungement is granted and you are a resident of a state which completely or partially restores your "rights" (you will have to do research to learn if this applies to your particular state), you will still remain subject to any restrictions that your state laws place on you (e.g.- voting rights - holding elective office - firearms/ammunition possession - etc). CAUTION: FEDERALLY CONVICTED FELONS: It remains a FEDERAL felony offense for a federally convicted felon to ever own or possess a firearm. The U.S. Criminal Code, makes the penalty for illegal possession of a firearm in prison in some cases a mandatory minimum of fifteen (15) years in prison (Title 18 U.S.C. sec 924(e)(1). At this time federally convicted felons have no solution to their firearm disqualification problems. By denying funding, Congress has effectively suspended the review of federally convicted felons' petitions for restoration of their firearms privileges.
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Yes, I can get a gun if you are a felon. You should check with a local attorney that is versed on gun laws.
Felons cannot own or possess gun in any U.S. state, unless the felons rights have been restored.
Start by hiring an attorney to file a petition for restoration of rights.
Yes, there apparently IS a process to restore gun rights to SOME convicted felons. You will have to contact local authorities for more information.
Absolutely not. If its a federal felony no state can give them back. If its a Montana felony they will have to ask the court and there is a good chance their request will be turned down.
Felons surrender the right to bear arms the moment they become convicted felons. However, under some circumstances, a felon can have his rights restored, but the first reply is correct. Once convicted of a felony, you lose your gun rights.
Generally speaking, no. A felon cannot own or even possess a gun unless the felons rights have been restored.
No. A pardon will not suffice. If you are eligible for it to occur, you must get your record expunged. Even then, not all states will restore felons' gun rights to them. NOTE: If you are a convicted FEDERAL felon, you cannot get your gun rights restored. Currently there is no mechanism in place for this to occur.
How di you get gun rights back in the state of California
Convicted felons can sometimes get their gun rights restored. Check with a local attorney familiar with the process.
The short answer is that there is a mechanism for this, but it gets no funding... thus, it doesn't happen.