Question regarding juvenile record and purchasing a .22lr

[colt13]

need to delete

[XDRoX]

I have no idea, but my guess is you're fine. Just try to go buy one. The worst that can happen will be they'll say no.

[OHOD]

When I was around 13 years old I had gotten into an argument with my stepfather, he had grabbed me and i had simply pushed him to the ground. After I had pushed him to the ground he picked up the phone and called the police. I freaked out and grabbed I knife, I said I was going to kill myself I was not serious, it was a way to say " dont let them take me or ill kill myself" I was not threatening anyone other than myself with the knife. The police never showed up until 2 weeks later in which the took me to the police station and then to the juvenile hall.

I sat in juvenile hall for one week and had my court date. The judge released me on house arrest and that was it. I cannot recall what the actual charge was and the whole thing didn't make much sense to me seeing as the police arrested me two weeks later. I was put on probation for a year and that was that. Since that incident there as never been anything on my record. Is this going to prevent me from owning a firearm in california? I know the answer is most likely a yes, but I find it hard to believe since it was so long ago and no bodily harm was done to anyone.

So i'm basically curious if you can even be convicted of domestic violence if they police do not show up the same day and there are no marks on anyone.

Interesting story.
I remember back...oh wait you don't need to know about that.

[colt13]

Yeah, I'm just confused cause I can't really recall a time that they said I was being convicted of domestic violence, my guess it was battery. But the problem that I had was with the knife, it is a deadly weapon but it was not used in a threatening matter to anyone other than myself.

[Spooled Up]

Even if it was recorded seal your record, you were a juvenile.

[colt13]

Yeah but I thought record seals aren't hidden from the DOJ,

I'm confused cause I heard anything in your juvenile record as long as it is not a felony is not terms to be rejected for a firearm, but I also heard that certain misdemeanors are terms for rejection. I've tried reading the penal codes but just end up more confused than when i started.

[GMG]

Even if it was recorded seal your record, you were a juvenile.

What he said.

[colt13]

Interesting story.
I remember back...oh wait you don't need to know about that.

This is even more confusing hahaha

[Quiet]

If you want to know if you can legally possess/purchase/own a firearm, you can fill out a Personal Firearm Eligibility Check Applicationand send it to CA DOJ BOF. They will mail you back an answer in 2-16 weeks.

FYI...
In CA, your juvenile record is not automatically sealed.

Juvenile Records

Your Juvenile records do appear on your criminal record. Upon your 18th birthday, you are eligible to petition to have your juvenile records sealed. Once sealed, no one can gain access to them and they will be completely destroyed five years from the date of sealing.

Juvenile records are not automatically sealed upon your 18th birthday. You must affirmatively petition the juvenile court to have them sealed. You can do this by filing out a form and filing it with the juvenile court in the county in which you were convicted. Contact the juvenile court in the county you were convicted, and ask them to send you a copy of the form used in that county. Check to see if they have any special filing requirements such as additional photocopies or the need to serve copies of the petition on any government agencies, and get the correct information for filing by mail. Usually, there is no fee.

If you graduated from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice , your juvenile conviction(s) will have been dismissed as part of your graduation. If you do not petition to have your juvenile records sealed and destroyed, they will remain on your record until your 38th birthday, then they will be destroyed.

[colt13]

So basically, if I don't seal my record I will not be able to purchase a firearm?

P.S. I was never convicted of a felony.

[colt13]

Well I guess it all doesn't matter because I've already filled out the DROS for a s&w m&p 15-22 moe, I guess I'll find out in 10 days

[Izzy43]

Well I guess it all doesn't matter because I've already filled out the DROS for a s&w m&p 15-22 moe, I guess I'll find out in 10 days

I could be wrong here but I believe that when you fill out the DROS the background check is done right then. So you would get instant feedback if you were not eligible. If you are now in the 10 day waiting period I think you are ok. Perhaps others with more knowledge of the process will chime in. Just my FREE opinion.

[U2BassAce]

I could be wrong here but I believe that when you fill out the DROS the background check is done right then. So you would get instant feedback if you were not eligible. If you are now in the 10 day waiting period I think you are ok. Perhaps others with more knowledge of the process will chime in. Just my FREE opinion.

Not true. It is not instant.

[UFO hunter]

I bought something at Ammo Bros, and it was instant. On my receipt it says:

NICS NUMBER: XXX-XXXXX NICS STATUS: APPROVED

I'm guessing if my background *wasn't* approved, they wouldn't have written me up, taken my money, and told me to come back in 10 days to pick up my gun.

[johnthomas]

Go down, buy a gun, if they give it to you in 10 days, your good to go, if not, get your record sealed and try it again.