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Re: Restoring Gun Rights Washington State
Posted by TAZ on 1/27/08

    "A simple pardon won't work --
    > it has to specifically state that all your civil rights
    > including gun rights have been restored."

    What about persons convicted of a DV prior to this
    unconstitutional law that NEVER had their civil rights or gun
    rights taken away from them? What are they to do?

    On 1/25/08, -- wrote:
    > On 1/25/08, Shane Gustafson wrote:
    >> On 4/17/03, Stephen J. Kozer wrote:
    >>> I am an NRA, RMEF & DU member and a practicing attorney in
    >>> Washington State. I am glad to talk to anyone re
    >>> Washington gun rights and vacating convictions ,
    >>> Restraining Orders so that you can legally possess a
    >> firearm
    >>> 4-17-03
    >>
    >> I have a dv in Yakima, wa.
    >>
    >> happened back in 01-02 i think
    >>
    >>
    >> I really want my gun rights back!
    >>
    >> any help?
    >>
    >> also i want them back to hunt, and sport shoot pistols. I
    >> used to live in Montana
    >
    > This is a federal issue because the Omnibus Consolidated
    > Appropriations Act of 1997 made several amendments to the
    > Federal Gun Control Act of 1968. The amendments prohibit the
    > possession of firearms and ammunition by persons convicted of
    > state or federal misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence and
    > the distribution of firearms and ammunition to such persons.
    >
    > It appears it is too late at this point to appeal the
    > conviction. Your only hope is to get the DV removed from your
    > record. This is very difficult. A simple pardon won't work --
    > it has to specifically state that all your civil rights
    > including gun rights have been restored.

     
     

 
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