92' felony

[dark45]

[sonorasam]

Felon in possession of a firearm can get 10 years in prison. He can never own or possess a gun. 18 USC 922g. Don't get involved.

[goldleviathan]

I just read a story about a guy in Indiana that was sentenced to 3 years in prison for knowingly supplying a gun to a felon.

[Spyder]

It CAN be expunged, depending on the details, but don't even think about loaning him yours or giving him any sort of control over your guns or ammo. Have him talk to a lawyer to see what the process to reverse the felony conviction will be. I know of one person on this board that has been through that. I don't know the details and it's not my place to name them, but it can be possible, sometimes.

[VegasND]

I have a good friend who pled guilty to a felony as part of a plea deal in the '80s. He is trying to get it expunged (Pennsylvania) but it is a long convoluted process.

We talk guns, but I don't even show him mine. He wants an AR as he has fond memories of them from his army days. I look forward to the day I can legally take him shooting; he started the process almost 2 years ago and it'll probably be about 2 more years.

[GrizzlyGuy]

See this thread.

[MP301]

Felon in possession of a firearm can get 10 years in prison. He can never own or possess a gun. 18 USC 922g. Don't get involved.

BullS***! Why would you post something without knowing what your saying is true? Would you want someone giving you bad advice when you were needing information?


Yes, you can get a felony expunged and restore gun rights! If the person has been good for that long, it shouldnt be a problem. There are even online services that do it for you for about $100-$200.

I know a Police Sgt that was an ex felon for ADW. He went to a judge with the police recruiter and had it reduced to a misdemeanor and then expunged and then they hired him..he is now a Sgt on the gang unit for a 400+ officer dept.

[BigDogatPlay]

That sergeant is one lucky guy, IMO. Or he is well connected.

[MP301]

This was back in the late 80's early 90's....never saw any special connections, but he was well qualified except for the felony... he actaully went around to schools for a while dressed up as a gangbanger and halfway through his spiel , he would shed his "baggies" and have his uniform on underneath... tryin to show kids anything was possible yada yada...

[762cavalier]

Warning Grammar Nazi alert

I was trying to figure out what a 92 foot felony was

or did he mean '92

That is all! nothing to see here! move along.....

[bruss01]

This has been beaten to death.

Some states have a process for restoring a felon's firearms rights... in many cases this involves legal step such as expungement.

However, in REAL LIFE that doesn't matter one whit, because there is a FEDERAL ban on felons possessing firearms. There is a process outlined by law for restoring a felon's firearms rights FEDERALLY. HOWEVER, congress votes every year to allocate ZERO funding to the program, so it is essentially a lifeless corpse. Bottom line, NO FELONS ARE HAVING THEIR RIGHTS RESTORED FEDERALLY. ANY FELON IN POSSESSION OF A GUN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE LEVEL HOOPS HE HAS JUMPED THROUGH, IS ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL LAW TO POSSESS A GUN. In the office where that process would take place, there is an empty inkwell, and a vacant chair with a thick coat of dust on it. No one will be sitting in that chair to wield a theoretical rubber stamp to approve an application for firearms rights restoration. This is not going to change in the foreseeable future.

I don't understand how there are still folks out there who haven't gotten the word on this.

[ke6guj]

This has been beaten to death.

Some states have a process for restoring a felon's firearms rights... in many cases this involves legal step such as expungement.

right. If the state expunges teh felony or reduces it to a misdemeanor, he is no longer a felon.

However, in REAL LIFE that doesn't matter one whit, because there is a FEDERAL ban on felons possessing firearms. There is a process outlined by law for restoring a felon's firearms rights FEDERALLY. HOWEVER, congress votes every year to allocate ZERO funding to the program, so it is essentially a lifeless corpse. Bottom line, NO FELONS ARE HAVING THEIR RIGHTS RESTORED FEDERALLY. ANY FELON IN POSSESSION OF A GUN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE LEVEL HOOPS HE HAS JUMPED THROUGH, IS ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL LAW TO POSSESS A GUN. In the office where that process would take place, there is an empty inkwell, and a vacant chair with a thick coat of dust on it. No one will be sitting in that chair to wield a theoretical rubber stamp to approve an application for firearms rights restoration. This is not going to change in the foreseeable future.

I don't understand how there are still folks out there who haven't gotten the word on this.

you are correct in that there is a federal procedure that permits a felon to regain his firearms rights, but in that case, he is still a felon, just one that has firearms rights. It is not an expungement of the felony itself. And yes, there is zero funding for that procedure.

But, if the OP's friends goes through the state process of having hte felony removed from his record, then he is no longer considered a felon, and the prohibition against a felon possessing a firearm do not apply anymore.

[CCWFacts]

He should try to get it expunged. There are several different paths (through the court that convicted him, governor's pardon maybe, even a presidential pardon is theoretically possible). All of them are hard and involve legal help and patience. If he has the money he should do it, IMO.

If you do a Google search on "expunge attorney" you'll find a whole bunch of attorneys who specialize in that type of work. Have your friend call 'em up and interview them!

[nicki]

Expungement of Felonies

My view is that once a person has done their time, paid their debt, it should be settled and there should be some reasonable process for a person to get back their rights.

There are of course certain crimes someone should not get back any rights for, in fact, I don't know why we even let them out in the first place.

Most criminals do dumb things in their late teens, early 20's., then they get to be branded Felon for the rest of their lives.

Different states have different laws and in some states if may be extremely difficult to clear a criminal conviction.

Many things are getting the Felony label that shouldn't, so for those of you who have the lock em up and throw away the key mentality, I say be warned.

Nicki

[MudCamper]

I don't understand how there are still folks out there who haven't gotten the word on this.

Perhaps because you are incorrect? See http://www.paul.net/guns/CDM_Memoran..._of_rights.pdf