Is it possiable...(another newbie question)
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Is it possiable...(another newbie question)
I was wondering. Is there a way to see if you qualify to purchase a firearm before you go though the research part of finding the one you want only to find out you cant have it. When I was 18 I was convicted of a UCW(Handgun). In the 13 years since I have had nothing but a traffic ticket or 3. Do any of yall think that would affect a gun purchase. I just want to put this to you guys since yall have more experience with the gun world than I do.
To answer your question, you might get an FFL to run you through the system on a slow day.
UCW can be a misdemeanor or felony. It's a felony if you carry in a place where alcohol is sold.
Misdemeanor convictions are not an obstacle to purchasing a firearm, except domestic violence misdemeanors.
Even though you have no legal impediment to purchasing a firearm, people are sometimes rejected because of erroneous information in the NICS.
Many of your questions are answered here: http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/faq/
- Jim
UCW can be a misdemeanor or felony. It's a felony if you carry in a place where alcohol is sold.
Misdemeanor convictions are not an obstacle to purchasing a firearm, except domestic violence misdemeanors.
Even though you have no legal impediment to purchasing a firearm, people are sometimes rejected because of erroneous information in the NICS.
Many of your questions are answered here: http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/faq/
- Jim
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It is a violation to run a NICS on a person who has not filled out a 4473 and is not actually attempting to purchase.seamusTX wrote:To answer your question, you might get an FFL to run you through the system on a slow day.
UCW can be a misdemeanor or felony. It's a felony if you carry in a place where alcohol is sold.
Misdemeanor convictions are not an obstacle to purchasing a firearm, except domestic violence misdemeanors.
Even though you have no legal impediment to purchasing a firearm, people are sometimes rejected because of erroneous information in the NICS.
Many of your questions are answered here: http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/faq/
- Jim
In fact, we always required the person to fill out the form and pay for the firearm before we ran the NICS.
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Right...CHL is the goal. I just wanted to know If I could find out if I could before I got psyched up about it only to get denied. But as txinvestigator stated it looks as if the answer is no. Guess Ill keep shopping around to find what I think is a deal. Thanks for all the reply's.O6nop wrote:I think, as far as the original post is concerned, if you can't pass a NICS, you probably can't get a CHL.llwatson wrote:Get a CHL. Then you never have to worry about a NICS check again. Ever.
Well... as long as your CHL is valid.
You could always contact the court clerk for the jurisdiction in which you were convicted and ask for the formal disposition of your case. If they say it was a felony conviction, you're out of luck. If it was a misdemeanor conviction, you're still good to go. It may cost a few buck to get the disposition.
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It was a class b misdemeanor. I do remember that much. I guess I should have put that in the original post.barres wrote:You could always contact the court clerk for the jurisdiction in which you were convicted and ask for the formal disposition of your case. If they say it was a felony conviction, you're out of luck. If it was a misdemeanor conviction, you're still good to go. It may cost a few buck to get the disposition.