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Re: Restoring Gun Rights Washington State
Posted by -- on 1/28/08

    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.

     
     

 
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