Re: Restoring Gun Rights Washington State

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On 1/27/08, TAZ wrote:
> "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?

The law includes convictions prior to enactment of the law. You
can argue that it is illegal to make a law like that but that
argument has been made and rejected. If you have been convicted
of DV at any time you will not qualify for a firearm permit. That
is the way the courts see it -- you can find lots of attorneys who
will take your money to challenge it, but your chances of winning
are very slim to none.

> 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.