In Wisconsin, can a spouse of a convicted felon own a gun?
Yes she can, but she can not keep the gun in the same household as the felon. Also, she can not be in possession of the firearm when she is in the company of the felon.
Can a convicted felon own a black powder rifle?
Short answer: "Yes, but...""Black powder guns" is often used as a synonym for "muzzle loader", and by "muzzle loader", most people mean "separate ammunition" - you don't have a manufactured round all cased together, you have separate bullet, primer, and propellant, even if you've wrapped them all together in paper.Under federal law, guns that are "antiques" (whether actually built before 1898 or merely having this "obsolete" method of loading separate ball, powder, and primer) are exempt from the rules on purchase and possession thar apply to "modern" guns. (Note, this is *federal* law only, and only applies to purchase, possession, or otherwise lawful use. Your *state* may ban possession of even these by felons, and they are still "guns" if you do something otherwise illegal with them, like rob someone or carry it concealed in most places.)To sum up the confusion:Grandaddy's old Colt six shooter, built in 1897? Not a "firearm" to the feds, even if it uses ammo you can buy at WalMart.An otherwise *identical* gun, only built in 1899? Modern "firearm".A reproduction .36 caliber Colt Navy "cap & ball" six shot revolver where you have to load the powder, then the ball, then the cap (primer) in each chamber of the cylinder, made yesterday? Not a "firearm", because it's an "antique" because it doesn't take cartridges.That same reproduction, with a conversion cylinder so you can use modern .38 caliber ammo (yes, a ".38" is actually about a .36 bore... Calling it a .38 was marketing, to indicate it was more powerful)? Modern "firearm".See? Clear as mud... But the idea is that gangsters (the source of the definitions is a law intended originally to deal with Prohibition gangsters and Depression era bank robbers) don't use antiques or even copies of obsolete guns.
Can a convicted felon own a firearm in Idaho?
Wow, so far all the answers have been incorrect… Yes, you can. I was convicted back in 1990 with my third offense of driving without a license. It was a felony. So I have two misdemeanors on my record and one felony for the three counts of driving without privileges. Under federal guidelines, I am barred from owning firearms. Idaho does not care.In 2000 I obtained an Idaho Concealed Carry permit. I admitted my former conviction on the application process. The clerk told me that they do not automatically bar an individual from owning firearms due to a former conviction unless the type of conviction would lead them to believe that the person was of a violent nature.So, YES. A felon can own firearms in Idaho. A felon can even get a concealed carry permit. It just depends on what your crime was.
Can i be charged with felony gun possession If the gun was not in my possession or on my person ?
Gun was found in relative house where i use to live , the relative is trying to put the blame on me because their teenage child was arrested for carrying a gun and when the police came back to the house they found anothergun with hollow points in it
Can a convicted felon stay in the same home with someone who owns a gun?
I am not a felon, but I had an outstanding felony charge of concealed carry of a deadly weapon in DE for two weeks in 2011. The charge was busted to concealed carry of a deadly instrument which is a misdemeanor, to which I pleaded guilty. During this time and the following year, during which I was on probation, I was prohibited from holding a firearm. My probation officer asked me if there were firearms in my house. I said yes, my wife has several. He said, lock them in the trunk of her car and put the key in her purse where you cannot get to it and I will trust that you will not get at them. It worked for me.A convicted felon can hold a potato gun or a flare gun legally. Either of them can kill you just as dead as a firearm. As long as the felon is using the object in accordance with its purpose and lawfully, he is OK. However, if he were to intimidate someone with it, it instantly becomes a firearm in the eyes of the law and he picks up felonies for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a felon. A twofer.
Are there any guns felons can own for hunting?
It varies from state to state, but in many states, old style muzzleloader whether actual antique or of modern manufacture, are not considered firearms if they do not use fixed ammunition. That is certainly the case in Texas. So, a Hawken style rifle and a Remington percussion revolver would both be legal for a felon to possess.
Court sentences for felony G?
It depends on your friends criminal history. If he/she has no prior felony convictions, the chances of Probation with restitution in lieu of jail or prison time is reduced. I have attached the State of Wisconsin Sentencing Guidelines Work Sheet that Prosecutors use in "scoring" and determining punishment on offenders. I hope this assists, and best of luck to your friend. http://wsc.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=3301
Can a felon own a black powder gun in Florida?
That’s a very good question. The bottom line is that the statutes and case law are contradictory enough that you could be arrested for possessing a percussion or flintlock firearm, even though the statutes seem to allow it. And if you were to use the gun in a crime, you would certainly be charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and using a firearm to commit a felony.Felons in Florida are prohibited from owning firearms unless their rights have been restored by a court of law. However, Florida’s definition of “firearms” specifically exempts “antique firearms,” and replicas, which are defined as “any firearm manufactured on or before 1918 (including any matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar early type of ignition system) or replica thereof, whether actually manufactured before or after the year 1918.”So that’s pretty straightforward. You should be able to own, for example, a Ruger Old Army percussion pistol (shown above). The problem is that prosecutors have disagreed, and the courts have backed them up.David Bostic found this out the hard way. A convicted felon, Bostic had purchased a percussion-fired, muzzleloading rifle for hunting and had been charged as a felon in possession of a firearm. Bostic had argued that the gun was not a firearm under Florida law, but the trial court had rejected that, and basically said that if you were a felon you were prohibited from having even a percussion or flintlock (which seems to contradict the state statutes).In 2005, the Fifth District Court of Appeals weighed in, saying that the lower court was wrong, and that felons were allowed to own antique or replica antique firearms, but upheld Bostic’s conviction on the grounds that his particular rifle did not meet the statutory criteria for a “replica antique,” even though it used a percussion ignition system and the statute specifically identifies modern-made guns with percussion ignition systems as “antique replicas.” The court took exception to the fact that the rifle had a fiber-optic sight on it, which were not in use in the 1800s.That seems disingenuous to me. But there are other cases in which felons have been denied the right to own percussion or flintlock pistols as well, so regardless of what the law seems to say, it looks like there’s a good chance of being prosecuted if you’re caught with one.