Re: Restoring Rights to own/carry firearms

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On 1/19/07, Paul T Ferris wrote:
> Your query suggests that you did in fact lose your right
> under state law. Once you have spent three years in the
> community without being convicted of ANY crime, you are
> likely eligible to petition for restoration of your firearm
> rights.
>
> Whether you lost your firearm rights under federal law
> depends on the language of the law and the procedure. If
> you did lose the right to possess firearms under federal
> law, you have no remedy other than a governor's pardon. A
> state court order restoring firearm rights only restores
> your right under state law.
>
> Note that until a state court restores your right, you
> cannot possess ANY firearm. If a state court restores your
> right, but you are still prohibited under federal law, you
> would limited to possessing only muzzleloaders.