So I know this guy. He got busted with "felony possession" of marijuana. If convicted, is he allowed to go to a gun range and shoot? Probably not because he would have to possess a firearm to shoot, right? Just wondering if there was maybe a loophole somewhere. Also, is it possible for a felon...
Wonder if he would feel the same way about giving the right to firearm ownership back to felons. Wait Nope. Just want to get more people to vote for the left. Even though I do feel if they are "reformed" enough to be on our streets that all rights should be restored.
Holder: Repeal laws...
Supreme Court of Louisana, applying the new strict scrutiny standard of review, strikes down Louisana's blanket "no guns for felons" statute.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Louisiana Trial Court Strikes Down Louisiana Felon-in-Possession Ban, as Violating Newly Strengthen Louisiana Right to Bear Arms...
Just reading some stories here in the forums and ran across a thread where a person was in the process of dropping their felony to a lesser charge. The end result is a convicted felon being able to purchase a gun again.
Do you think this is ok?
So the brady handgun protection act says that felons cannot own firearms. I don't know any felons nor am I a felon. I was wondering since I've seem all these sites online that say felons can get their firearms and all other rights back is this true?
This guy is on parole and the Evansville Police department are not the ones handling it. They issued this warning last night.
EPD: Warning - Three time murderer & rapist has moved to Evansvi - 14 News, WFIE, Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro
San Francisco Considers Legal Protection for Criminals - FoxNews.com
It seems California's felons are having a hard time getting work owing to their past history, so the solution is to make them a protected class like Blacks, Jews, the disabled etc. This would also apply for their...
IC 35-38-1-1.5 - converting class D felony to class A misdemeanor.
The way I read it, the prosecutor has to agree or it can't be done. Am I correct or can a judge override the prosecutor?
I ran into a situation where a defendant wanted to convert his class D felony and the judge cited IC...
I have a friend that is 54 years old. When he was 18 years old he was in a car with three other guys that decided to rob a gas station and two of the guys were armed. No one got shot.
They were caught almost immediately, and all were charged with felony armed robbery and some assorted...
I have a friend who was convicted of a Class D felony back when he was 18 years old...over 24 years ago.
Under 2.3."Proper Person", it states that a proper person does not have a conviction for which the person could have been sentenced to more than (1) year of incarceration.
If Indiana law...
Finally, a lawyer is taking on the case of a felon in possession of a firearm and is trying to make the case that restrictions against possession of firearms by felons is unConstitutional, a violation of the 2nd Amendment. About time, too. If these non-violent felons are so dangerous then they...
I have a friend that made a stupid mistake and payed for it and was charged with a D felony. It was not a violence related and was with the wrong crowd at the wrong time and arrested with them. What I am wondering is if it is illegal for them to be at my house which has guns since they were...
I have a question for any attorneys that can tell me.
Is there any way to reverse the loss of rights to firearm ownership when one has a D felony conviction?
In North Carolina:
http://www.ncgunowners.com/forum/Thread-Convicted-Criminal-Hege-running-for-sheriff-in-2010
Let me guess, this one convict would be allowed to carry...
a friend of mine knows a guy that has atleast one felony. he says he can own and hunt with a muzzleloader. i've heard it depends on what class the felony is. been told a felon can have a shotgun for home protection. also been told felons can't own or even touch a firearm. anyone know the facts?
Is it legal, not?
I'm thinking I'm not gonna let the guy anyways... as I don't want my guns tied up with that kind of 'atmosphere'...
What does the law say?