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Re: Gun Rights [WA] restored
Posted by rod on 4/14/06

    On 5/17/05, Paul T. Ferris wrote:
    > Persons with class A felonies (max penalty 20+ years) and felony
    > sex offenses must have a pardon to remove firearm prohibitions.
    >
    > Persons with domestic violence misdemeanor committed prior to July
    > 1, 1993, are not prohibited from having firearms under WA state
    > law, but must have a pardon (that does not expressly prohibit
    > possession of firearms) to remove the firearm disability under
    > federal law. (Such persons can possess muzzleloaders)
    >
    > Persons with a class B or C felony, or a domestic violence
    > misdemeanor committed on or after July 1, 1993, can regain the
    > right to possess firearms by filing a petition in superior court,
    > PROVIDED the eligiblity requirements are met.
    >
    > These are the basic rules. There are exceptions to each of these
    > rules. For example, Negligent Homocide (class A felony) was a
    > class B felony from 1971 to 1996. Many pre-1993 DV misdemeanors
    > prosecuted under municipal ordinances do not qualify as a
    > prohibitive offense under federal law.
    >
    > If you are eligible to petition, do so as soon as you can. A new
    > conviction for ANY criminal offense, no matter how minor, will
    > trigger a new 5 year waiting period for eligibility.
    >
    > If you are unsure whether you are prohibited from possessing
    > firearms or eligible to regain your firearm rights, seek the advice
    > of a competent attorney. I have had many clients who were
    > unsuccessful in attempting to handle the the restoration of firearm
    > rights, NICS appeals and CWP appeals on their own, or with an
    > inexperienced attorney.
    >

     
     

 
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