No. It is sealed only to the view of the general public. The courts, law enforcement and government agencies will ALWAYS have access to the complete criminal record.
Your record is only sealed to members of the public. Government agencies, the courts or law enforcement, who will be conducting your background check, are always able to view them.
no.
No you do not have to be a gun expert to own a gun. As long as you are of legal age to own a firearm and you do not have any felony offenses on your record, you can own a gun.
Check with a local lawyer to be sure.In general terms, a sealed record still is a record, just not accessible to the public. Usually, a restoration of gun rights requires that a record be expunged rather than sealed.Another View: In terms of being sealed or expunged it makes little difference. Such records, when sealed or expunged only render them unavailable to members of the general public.The courts, law enforcement, and government agencies always have access rights to these records. You would have to obtain a pardon from the governor of the state in order to qualify.
You would have to check with the licensing authority in your state, but I do not believe you can. Even though your record is sealed, it is sealed ONLY to the public. Government agencies still have access to it.
That depends on what the misdemeanor is, exactly.
In the U.S. you cannot legally own a gun if you have a felony on your record, unless your rights have been restored.
Each state has its own procedures and qualifications and lists of crimes they will not expunge. Contact an attorney or your local courthouse.
when your criminal record is sealed.
With no criminal record, 18 for long guns and 21 for handguns.
Yes, it can. Juvenile records are only sealed from the general public - NICS and law enforcement agencies can still access them.
Yes. The individual involved can always access his own birth record, unless it is sealed because of adoption or other reasons.
No