Re: florida or north carolina

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Ozarks Lawyer,
What happens to the person who has a gun in their possession but
is not a felon anymore, but is still violating federal law?

Do they get the ax too?

On 10/10/04, Ozarks Lawyer wrote:
> Neither. You will have to apply in your state of residency.
>
> Rotsa ruck, though. Federal law bars a convicted felony
> from possessing a firearm. That includes both ownership and
> carrying one. It includes both long guns and pistols. It
> does not include muzzleloaders, however. Muzzleloaders are
> not "firearms" in the federal system.
>
> The only exception is if your civil rights were COMPLETELY
> restored. That can be through a pardon or through some
> other provision of state law in the state in which you were
> convicted, i.e. Florida.
>
> Having said that, states often impose extra or different
> restrictions than that of the federal system. Some states,
> like I said, will completely restore your civil rights after
> a period of time. In other states, civil rights are only
> partially restores. For example, maybe you can vote after
> being discharged from felony probation or parole.
>
> States regulate ownership, possession and carrying
> muzzleloaders. You should check the law in your state of
> residency for that. Carrying is usually regulated more
> strictly than possession. Check into that, too.
>
> A word of caution: Unless you're sure about the law, don't
> carry a gun. Don't store one in your house. Don't hunt
> with one. Take up bow hunting instead. I've seem what
> federal juries do to felons with guns. It's not pretty.
>
> Plus, it's an easy case for the prosecutor to prove. One of
> the elements is being a felon, so your status as a felon
> comes into evidence whether your testify or not. If you
> testify, a jury will get to hear about your "unarmend" bank
> robbery and prison term. Then, either you had a gun or you
> did not.
>
> Bottom line, don't attempt this without sound legal counsel.
>
>
>
> On 9/01/04, michael smith wrote:
>> I was convicted of unarmed bank robbries in the southern
>> district of fla, in 1986 fort lauderdale area, and
>> sentenced to 8 years in federal prison,where my time was
>> spent in butner north carolina facillity.I was released
>> oct. 1991 and continued on paroled till 1996 with no
>> problems.my question is do I try to apply for my right to
>> carry a gun in fla.where I was convicted or in north
>> carolina where I served my time and was released