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ATF (or "BATF" or "BATFE") is not going to approve you to have a firearm unless your conviction was in a state court system (not the federal courts) AND that state has fully pardoned you and specifically restored all your gun rights (meaning you'd even be eligible to get a gun carry permit). Until the state pardons you or otherwise erases the conviction, BATF has no power to restore your gun rights. For a federal felony conviction, I think only a full pardon by the President will work. Good luck with that.
Another View: A portion of the above answer is incorrect.The BATF has absolutely NO authority to grant you a permit for a firearm... period! Although a few states have legislation that allows convicted felons the limited right to possess a firearm, it is valid only WITHIN that particular state, and nowhere else. There is no exemption from the federal law except that which the individual states may grant you within their border.
No mechanism exists for convicted felons to regain their federal firearms rights. The mechanism does exist, but Congress consistently declines to fund the process and therefore it is inoperable.
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In what states can convicted felons have firearms?
None. Felons cannot legally own firearms unless their rights have been restored.
Can a convicted felon have a firearm in home in Florida for protection?
Not in the U.S. In the U.S. it is illegal for a felon to own or possess a gun. thats partially true on a federal level he is correct but on a state level many states permit felons to own firearms after an alloted period of time from the crime so say if they require a ten year wait and it has passed and you buy a gun and say a sherrif pulls you over your fine but if for some insane reason atf pulls you over your royally boned.
What is a ATF agent?
ATF agents monitor alcohol, tobacco, and firearms in the US
For the Government agency ATF what does the F stand for?
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and FIREARMS.
Can felons have a gun in tn?
No. Felons cannot legally own or possess firearms in any U.S. state.
Can felons possess muzzeloading firearms?
Depends on state laws.
What is the ATF?
This is the acronym for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
What was the meaning of the ATF in the government agencies?
AlChol Tobacco Firearms
What countries can a convicted felons live and carry a firearms?
none legally.
Is it legal for felons to carry black powder firearms in South Dakota?
You need to ask a lawyer who is familiar with firearms law.
Are convicted felons in California required to get rid of firearms they all ready own prier to there conviction?
Convicted felons cannot own or possess firearms in any state in the U.S. This includes guns you already own.
How ATF works towards justice?
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, or ATF, is a federal law-enforcement agency, as are the FBI, DEA, and others.
