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According to federal law, a person dishonorably discharged from the military cannot own a handgun at all. The exception would be if the person has had his or her rights restored, but I know very little about that process and don't know if rights can be restored under those circumstances.

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According to federal law, a person dishonorably discharged from the military cannot own a handgun at all. The exception would be if the person has had his or her rights restored, but you should check with a local attorney for information on that.

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Yes, anyone can own a gun in the U.S. it's one of your constitutional rights which is the first ammendment, but if you shoot someone you can go to jail.

Added: PROVIDED that your dishonorable discharge from the military was not as a result of a felony equivelant offense, or a capital crime.

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Yes,,,,,, The correct answer is NO. There are many questions a person has to answer on the paperwork when you buy any gun. One of them asks if you received a Bad Conduct or Other than Honorable discharge. If you earned yourself a BCD and answered YES on the form you're done. No gun. It says on the form that any YES will void the purchase. Of course you could lie on the form and get the gun. But if the Feds figure it out you'll be keeping a cot warm in some federal penitentiary.

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The only way your discharge will prevent you from purchasing a firearm is if you had an actual court martial conviction prior to your discharge, which will result in your discharge being classed as dishonorable. A court martial conviction is equivalent to a civilian felony conviction. A simple administrative discharge will not impair you from owning a firearm.

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Simply put, because federal law says you can't.

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