Can you get a gun with expunged felony record?

Answer 1

Yes

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(ve2ntjy21msh20q20u5tue45))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-750-224f

in short, a quick excerpt from the Michigan firearm law. I had to do this research myself because I too had a felony expunged from my record.

750.224F POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY SHALL NOT POSSESS, USE, TRANSPROT, SELL, PURCHASE, CATTY, SHIP, RECIEVE, OR DISTRIBUTE A FIREARM IN THIS STATE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF 3 YEARS AFTER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST:

(4)This section does not apply to a conviction that has been expunged or set aside, or for which the person has been pardoned, unless the expunction, order, or pardon expressly privides that the person shall not possess a firearm.

Answer 2

No. Regardless of what state you live in it is a violation of FEDERAL law. USC, Title 18 forbids convicted felons from owning or possessing firearms of any type. AN EXPUNGEMENT IS NOT A PARDON! Expungement only removes the record of your offense from being viewed by the public. Law enforcement and the courts will always have access to your complete 'actual' record. For legal purposes, your status will still remain that of a 'convicted felon' and you remain subject to any restrictions that status places upon you (gun possession - voting rights - etc).

SORRY, BUT BOB811 ISN'T PRECISELY CORRECT - A simple reading of the Federal Code will confirm this... it specifically states conviction of a "violent crime". Gun possession and voting rights may be restored to felons based on jurisdictional requirements (the state of the conviction). This can be confirmed by an inspection of the laws for a given jurisdiction for the 'setting aside' of conviction and the restoration of rights. Although the record of conviction would still be available to law enforcement and judicial authorities, the restoration of civil rights may still be a possibility.

Answer 3

No, you will not be able to purchase firearm if you have felony on your record. Added: Although your particular state MAY be one which has a program to restore some of your "rights" to you (you will have to do research to see if your state of residence applies), it remains a FEDERAL felony offense for a convicted felon to ever own or possess a firearm. The United States Code, in some cases, makes the penalty for illegal possession of a firearm a mandatory minimum fifteen (15) years in prison. Title 18 U.S.C. sec 924(e)(1).

Answer 4

The answer is a maybe. It will depend on whether you were convicted of a Federal or State felony. There is currently no means of expunging a Federal conviction other than a Presidential pardon. SOME states have a process for restoration of civil rights, including firearms. You will need to start by consulting an attorney in YOUR state.

Answer 5

if your record has been expunged then you have no record, and you should be able to own a firearm unless your states restricts such ownership ????

Answer 6

In Georgia, convictions cannot be expunged. Only arrests can be. An arrest with no conviction would not prohibit owning a firearm.