Lifetime prohibition?
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Lifetime prohibition?
Does a felony and two DUIs equal lifetime prohibition, or can they be expunged? All happened rosa years ago.
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Re: Lifetime prohibition?
The DUIs are not disqualifiers in and of themselves. If one occurred last week and the other occurred last October then yeah a sheriff could make the argument that you are unlawfully addicted to alcohol and deny a CHL, though it's not a basis for an outright firearms disability in most states. But 40 years ago? Nah.
The felony on the other hand is a lifetime disqualifier on firearms possession unless and until you get it sealed, expunged, set aside or pardoned. Whether or not that is possible depends entirely on the jurisdiction where it occurred. I would think that in most places where your particular felony is eligible to be sealed a 40 year old conviction, particularly if non-violent would more or less be a matter of going through the motions. I would not, however, state that the reason for my application was to regain my firearms rights.
The felony on the other hand is a lifetime disqualifier on firearms possession unless and until you get it sealed, expunged, set aside or pardoned. Whether or not that is possible depends entirely on the jurisdiction where it occurred. I would think that in most places where your particular felony is eligible to be sealed a 40 year old conviction, particularly if non-violent would more or less be a matter of going through the motions. I would not, however, state that the reason for my application was to regain my firearms rights.
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Re: Lifetime prohibition?
Felony in Ohio does not automatically disable your weapons rights. It depends what the felony was for
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Re: Lifetime prohibition?
Unless it was a fifth degree felony. Also, assuming we're talking about Ohio charges as other states will have different rules. What matters is whether the maximum possible jail time for the charge could have been > 1 year. If yes, lifetime prohibition unless rights are restored.
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True, but regardless of the type of crime if it carries a possible sentence of more than one year (in Ohio, an F4 or higher), it disables your firearm rights at the Federal level regardless of the actual sentence imposed.dday222 wrote:Felony in Ohio does not automatically disable your weapons rights. It depends what the felony was for
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I disagree please read orc 2923.13 It says nothing about f4 or one year in jail. In ohio if you have been relieved under operation of the law the feds honor it. Read the fine print on question 11c of the 4473 formJustaShooter wrote:True, but regardless of the type of crime if it carries a possible sentence of more than one year (in Ohio, an F4 or higher), it disables your firearm rights at the Federal level regardless of the actual sentence imposed.
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Those are the Ohio disqualifiers. Federal qualifiers still apply. If someone has been found guilty of any crime for which the penalty could have been more than a year in prison (regardless of how much time, if any, they served), then they are prohibited from owning firearms for life unless they have their rights restored. 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) is the federal statute they can be charged under.
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Please read U.S.c 921(a)(20)DontTreadOnMe wrote:Those are the Ohio disqualifiers. Federal qualifiers still apply. If someone has been found guilty of any crime for which the penalty could have been more than a year in prison (regardless of how much time, if any, they served), then they are prohibited from owning firearms for life unless they have their rights restored. 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) is the federal statute they can be charged under.
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I'm not talking about disqualifiers under Ohio law, but under Federal law. Any Ohio F4 or greater offense is a Federal disqualifier since it carries a penalty of more than one year, regardless of the type of crime (with the exception of a few very specific business practices which are unlikely to ever be an issue for our membership.)dday222 wrote:I disagree please read orc 2923.13 It says nothing about f4 or one year in jail. In ohio if you have been relieved under operation of the law the feds honor it. Read the fine print on question 11c of the 4473 formJustaShooter wrote:True, but regardless of the type of crime if it carries a possible sentence of more than one year (in Ohio, an F4 or higher), it disables your firearm rights at the Federal level regardless of the actual sentence imposed.
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I have. I trust you are aware there are no misdemeanors punishable by jail terms over one year under Ohio law. I also trust you are aware that Ohio's anti-trust laws only codify one very specific circumstance where the Federal exception for antitrust and similar offenses would apply, and those offenses are vanishingly rare among our membership. In fact, I cannot recall a single instance of one of those ever being mentioned in our forums or Facebook page and group.dday222 wrote:Please read U.S.c 921(a)(20)DontTreadOnMe wrote:Those are the Ohio disqualifiers. Federal qualifiers still apply. If someone has been found guilty of any crime for which the penalty could have been more than a year in prison (regardless of how much time, if any, they served), then they are prohibited from owning firearms for life unless they have their rights restored. 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) is the federal statute they can be charged under.
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Re: Lifetime prohibition?
not unless youve had your rights sealed, expunged, or restored including restored by operation of law. Again please read U.S.C 921(g)(20)JustaShooter wrote:I'm not talking about disqualifiers under Ohio law, but under Federal law. Any Ohio F4 or greater offense is a Federal disqualifier since it carries a penalty of more than one year, regardless of the type of crime (with the exception of a few very specific business practices which are unlikely to ever be an issue for our membership.)dday222 wrote:I disagree please read orc 2923.13 It says nothing about f4 or one year in jail. In ohio if you have been relieved under operation of the law the feds honor it. Read the fine print on question 11c of the 4473 formJustaShooter wrote:True, but regardless of the type of crime if it carries a possible sentence of more than one year (in Ohio, an F4 or higher), it disables your firearm rights at the Federal level regardless of the actual sentence imposed.
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Again, I have. If you had read the entire thread, you would note that we already discussed that they are only disqualifiers if not set aside/expunged.dday222 wrote:not unless youve had your rights sealed, expunged, or restored including restored by operation of law. Again please read U.S.C 921(g)(20)JustaShooter wrote:I'm not talking about disqualifiers under Ohio law, but under Federal law. Any Ohio F4 or greater offense is a Federal disqualifier since it carries a penalty of more than one year, regardless of the type of crime (with the exception of a few very specific business practices which are unlikely to ever be an issue for our membership.)dday222 wrote: I disagree please read orc 2923.13 It says nothing about f4 or one year in jail. In ohio if you have been relieved under operation of the law the feds honor it. Read the fine print on question 11c of the 4473 form
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Re: Lifetime prohibition?
921(g)(20) only applies to a miniscule subset of felonies.dday222 wrote:not unless youve had your rights sealed, expunged, or restored including restored by operation of law. Again please read U.S.C 921(g)(20)
I already mentioned having your rights restored, but I'll admit you've brought up something new. What is having your rights "sealed" or "expunged" and how would either of those things possibly help?
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Sorry I meant U.S.C 921(a)(20) My whole point is just because you have a f4 in Ohio which could result in sentencing of greater than a year does not guarantee you are disabled on state or federal level. As far as the record sealing that would obviously be the best way to go if possible.DontTreadOnMe wrote:921(g)(20) only applies to a miniscule subset of felonies.dday222 wrote:not unless youve had your rights sealed, expunged, or restored including restored by operation of law. Again please read U.S.C 921(g)(20)
I already mentioned having your rights restored, but I'll admit you've brought up something new. What is having your rights "sealed" or "expunged" and how would either of those things possibly help?