Was wondering if anybody knew the laws about buying guns as I have heard different thing about it. I have a 10 year old deferred felony. Only charged never convicted. It was a possession case so none violent and no theft. Was wondering if I could buy a gun. I don't want to go try and get in trouble.
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You will never know until you go try...it appears you have right & if they come back with a deny, then I would file a protest & request conflict resolution to get a UPIN or go get your CHL.
You are not lawfully allowed to posses a gun if a convicted felon...if you already have guns and are toting them around, the least of my worries would be a deny that I could fight trying to buy.
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just call the fbi background number. Go to your local gun shop that you like and tell them the situation and have them call. They can advise your situtation when they call and i dont see why it would be an issue as its just an inquiry. But if something shows then get a lawyer and get it off.
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Originally posted by Ntxbowhunter View PostWas wondering if anybody knew the laws about buying guns as I have heard different thing about it. I have a 10 year old deferred felony. Only charged never convicted. It was a possession case so none violent and no theft. Was wondering if I could buy a gun. I don't want to go try and get in trouble.
A deferred adjudication is an agreement that is not much different than pleading no contest in a traffic citation. You agree to pay a penalty (fine, probation fees, mandatory schools, community service, etc.) but your judgment or adjudication will be deferred to a later date. When judgment day rolls around and you have successfully complete your penalty, you will be judged not guilty. If you break the rules/penalties that you were given, you will be convicted. It is kind of like the judge waiting for some date in the future to bang his gavel and proclaiming you as guilty or not guilty. Complete the program and he will claim that you are not guilty. Screw up and he will bang that gavel and yell "Guilty as charged" and off to prison you will likely go.
For that reason, a deferred adjudication in itself is not a conviction however it will likely be considered still "under indictment" since you have a felony pending. You cannot legally obtain any more guns while under indictment.
Once you have successfully cleared deferred adjudication you should be good to go but until then, any new firearms are a no-no.
In my opinion.
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