The reasons an application may be denied, or a license revoked or suspended, include the following:
* Conviction of a felony.
* Being under indictment for a felony.
* Conviction of Assault in the fourth degree within the past three years.
* Conviction of terroristic threatening in the third degree within the past three years.
* Conviction of a misdemeanor relating to a controlled substance within the past three years.
* Conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
* Being an unlawful user of, or being addicted to, any controlled substance.
* Conviction of two DUIs within the past three years.
* Commitment for alcohol or drug abuse within the past three years.
* Adjudication as an incompetent or having been involuntarily committed to a mental institution.
* An active emergency protective order or domestic violence order.
* Owing a child support arrearage which equals or exceeds the cumulative amount which would be owed after one (1) year of nonpayment.
* Failure to comply with any subpoena or warrant relating to child support or paternity proceedings.
* Being a fugitive from justice.
* Dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces.
* A discrepancy concerning the age or training requirements.
* Being ineligible to purchase, receive or possess a firearm, ammunition or both under state or federal law.
Note - While some disqualifiers listed above have a three-year limitation, other disqualifiers, such as conviction of a felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do not have a time limitation.
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#b5(B5) Are there certain persons who cannot legally receive or possess firearms and/or ammunition? [Back]
Yes, a person who –
(1) Has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year;
(2) Is a fugitive from justice;
(3) Is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance;
(4) Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution;
(5) Is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa;
(6) Has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
(7) Having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his or her citizenship;
(8) Is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of such intimate partner; or
(9) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
(10) Cannot lawfully receive, possess, ship, or transport a firearm.
A person who is under indictment or information for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year cannot lawfully receive a firearm.
Such person may continue to lawfully possess firearms obtained prior to the indictment or information.
[18 U.S.C. 922(g) and , 27 CFR 478.32]
The charge was a felony reduced to a misdemeanor with a sentence punishable with a year or more.