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Re: Restoring firearm rights in Washington
Posted by -- on 10/30/08

    On 10/29/08, Wetdog wrote:
    > Thanks for your response, but I'd still like to know what "Full and Unconditional Pardon"
    > means in Washington State. That language, at least to me, suggests that a 'finding of
    > rehabilitation' has been made in that the pardon doesn't specify any conditions. Also, if
    > the AG's opinion is just that, why does the WSP still hold that a pardon doesn't restore
    > firearm rights unless it contains the 'finding of rehabilitation' language? Maybe it will
    > take a court case to determine these things, but I can't afford to take it on just to
    > satisfy my curiosity. Here in Oregon I can buy a gun any time I want and I have a CHL.

    "Full and absolute pardon" is not a precise legal term. It may mean something different in
    every state and the fed system. Nixon got a "full and absolute pardon" which in that case
    was given even before he was convicted of any crime. That is the most extensive "full and
    absolute pardon" I've ever heard of.

    I haven't had time to research the Washington State pardon statutes yet. I did notice that
    the power of the governor to pardon is included in the state constitution. This weekend I'll
    see if I can find out what "full and absolute pardon" means in Washington State.

     
     

 
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