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Re: Restoring Gun Rights Washington State
Posted by -- on 5/17/08

    On 5/16/08, kevinls wrote:
    > On 2/14/08, -- wrote:
    >> On 2/14/08, Paul T. Ferris wrote:
    >>> On 1/28/08, -- wrote:
    >>>>> "A simple pardon won't work --
    >>>>>> it has to specifically state that all your civil rights
    >>>>>> including gun rights have been restored."
    >>>>>
    >>> A PARDON WILL REMOVE A FIREARM DISABILITY IF BASED UPON
    >>> REHABILITATION OR INNOCENCE AND HAS NO RESTRICTIONS ON
    >>> THE RIGHT TO POSSESS FIREARMS. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO
    >>> PROVIDE THAT YOUR GUN RIGHTS ARE RESTORED.
    >>
    >> Yes, Exactly -- it must state that gun rights are included within the
    >> scope of the pardon. If it does not refer in some way to the issue of
    >> gun rights then it will not be sufficient to remove the taint of the
    >> conviction in regard to gun rights. A simple pardon is not enough --
    >> it must be absolute.
    >
    > My friend, as you may know by now, a domestic violence conviction will
    > bar you from possessing a firearm in Washington State. I have worked
    > with attorneys as a paralegal for 15 years, and have helped the attorney
    > to restore many peoples rights to own/possess a firearm. Of course, you
    > would have to vacate your conviction before you can expunge the
    > conviction data from your record, which you would need to do because if
    > you don't, it will still look like you have a conviction to the WSP and
    > FBI. So, you will probably need an attorney, unless you are very up on
    > legal research and know how to petition the court for vacation of
    > conviction and also petition for restoration of your firearm rights.
    > You will need to do both. Even if you do those, you will need to
    > expunge the conviction data, otherwise, you will have a hard time. Best
    > thing to do is get an attorney who has done this before, price should be
    > in the ball park of 1500 - 2500 barring no objections to your petitions
    > by prosecutor or local law enforcement, who you will need to notify and
    > serve your petitions. Good luck.

    It is my understanding (could be wrong) that unless a felony or DV
    conviction is overturned through appeal or habeas by a court of competent
    jurisdiction the NCIC/NICBC will not remove or expunge it from their
    records even if the state does. If it is removed by statutory right after
    a certain length of time you will still be denied by the feds.

     
     

 
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