Re: RESTORING FIREARM RIGHTS

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On 3/30/09, brenda wrote:
> On 9/24/02, THOMAS wrote:
>> I PLEAD GUILTY TOO A CLASS C FELONY IN JUVENILE COURT A
> FEW
>> YEARS AGO.MALICIOUSE HARRASSEMENT,PROBATION CUMMUNITY
>> SERVICE.HAVE NOT GOT IN ANY OTHER TROUBLE.WANTED TO KNOW
>> HOW I CAN GET MY GUN RIGHTS BACK.THIS WAS IN KING
> COUNTY,IN
>> WASHINGTON STATE.IF ANYBODY KNOWS HOW I CAN GET MY GUN
>> RIGHTS BACK PLEASE POST ANSWER ONBOARD,THANKS. You know
> it's to bad that some can and some can't. I know a girl that
> had a felony and was able to buy a gun after she finished
> her probation. well I have a f4 fraud welfare and was
> sentenced to 5 years probation that I completed 26 years
> ago. I just don't understand how this state can deni me my
> rights to have a handgun, the only thing I did was work
> without reporting it. all of this is a crop of crap, I
> really know what the real thing is with this state beleive
> me.
My understanding, and I don't know WA law, is that you have
to petition to have your rights restored. Problem is how
restrictive the state is. Restoring your federal 2nd Amendment
rights may be the way to go, depending on whether (and this is
technical) WA's law is more restrictive than federal law. Its
called "restoring your civil rights" because you don't just
lose the right to keep and bear arms, you also lose the right
to vote as a convicted felon. But after serving your
sentence/probation, etc. you can petition to have your "civil
rights" restored. That would include being able to vote and
legally own a firearm. Sorry I could be more helpful.