I may have asked this question before, if so I apologize and I do not recall the answer. I have googled through it and it seems mildly clear. For some redundancy, I would like to ask you as well.
I know a man whom would like to own a pistol. He has had some rough points in lfe, but is a kind non-violent man, was he father of a girlfriend I had many years ago. He lives in a rough area south of Atlanta and he has no intentions of CCW, just wants a shotgun/revolver or anything simple to avoid being overpowered in a home invasion. This man is a felon, although he has no charges of violence/domestic abuse/drugs etc, his charge is due to a "misunderstanding: from a local eatery that was remodeling a strip plaza. Apparently he was told by a contractor doing a renovation on a room neighboring another abandoned space in the strip. As he was told, there would not be a problem with him removing items from what seemed an abandoned part of the complex. I don't know the facts or truths, only what I was told, but regardless it is a theft charge of over 500$ for copper and other metals. He was convicted of said felony 5 1/2 years ago.
He was told during pre-trial that his case will be expunged upon completion of a 5 year probation, classes and other programs, which he did, and is now "free and clear" of any ore prerequisites and his "debt has been paid". This sounds great, but I know the court systems rarely take this upon their own leisure to get these items removed. The question is this, if he was to go to a gun store and ATTEMPT to purchase a shotgun, and his charges are not expunged as said, would he be committing a crime? Even though he will likely get a denial, in my opinion, is simply attempting the process a crime in itself if he is still a felon? I cannot recall exactly how the question on the form are asked, but I can assume that he would have to answer yes to something and get an automatic denial anyway, just not sure if trying is illegal.
as a side note, is he legally allowed to own "non-guns", like an SAA or muzzle-loader etc? is his wife allowed to own a gun in the same home(I assume this is a clearly defined "NO"). Is there a way, without going to a judge/police to simply check and see if your allowed to own a firearm without putting you in attention of the authorities?
as far as I can tell, w/o going to the court for a restoration, he should just stay away,, although the black powder stuff is interesting and a six shooter would probably satisfy his needs. thanks
I know a man whom would like to own a pistol. He has had some rough points in lfe, but is a kind non-violent man, was he father of a girlfriend I had many years ago. He lives in a rough area south of Atlanta and he has no intentions of CCW, just wants a shotgun/revolver or anything simple to avoid being overpowered in a home invasion. This man is a felon, although he has no charges of violence/domestic abuse/drugs etc, his charge is due to a "misunderstanding: from a local eatery that was remodeling a strip plaza. Apparently he was told by a contractor doing a renovation on a room neighboring another abandoned space in the strip. As he was told, there would not be a problem with him removing items from what seemed an abandoned part of the complex. I don't know the facts or truths, only what I was told, but regardless it is a theft charge of over 500$ for copper and other metals. He was convicted of said felony 5 1/2 years ago.
He was told during pre-trial that his case will be expunged upon completion of a 5 year probation, classes and other programs, which he did, and is now "free and clear" of any ore prerequisites and his "debt has been paid". This sounds great, but I know the court systems rarely take this upon their own leisure to get these items removed. The question is this, if he was to go to a gun store and ATTEMPT to purchase a shotgun, and his charges are not expunged as said, would he be committing a crime? Even though he will likely get a denial, in my opinion, is simply attempting the process a crime in itself if he is still a felon? I cannot recall exactly how the question on the form are asked, but I can assume that he would have to answer yes to something and get an automatic denial anyway, just not sure if trying is illegal.
as a side note, is he legally allowed to own "non-guns", like an SAA or muzzle-loader etc? is his wife allowed to own a gun in the same home(I assume this is a clearly defined "NO"). Is there a way, without going to a judge/police to simply check and see if your allowed to own a firearm without putting you in attention of the authorities?
as far as I can tell, w/o going to the court for a restoration, he should just stay away,, although the black powder stuff is interesting and a six shooter would probably satisfy his needs. thanks
