its when you have a gun or any weapon that fires bullets.
Having a firearm on your person. It may or may not be legal, according to state and local laws.
In oder to be in possession it has to be on you or in your sorroundings.
If you're found to be in possession of a stolen firearm, expect to be taken into custody. If their investigation determines that you were knowingly in possession of a stolen firearm, then you'll be charged.
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possession of a firearm
Possession generally means connected to the person, or under their immediate control. If I have a firearm in a backpack, I am not touching it, but it is under my control.
No. No convicted felon can ever lawfully be in possession of a firearm.
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Then I would imagine that there would be several reasons to hold the person involved. Unless the firearm was obtained while the felon was in a state of diminished capacity I would expect the possession charge to progress normally. The person had to have possession of the firearm to attempt suicide with it.
No.
possession of a firearm.