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LokiandMala

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4. Not exactly.

Reply to ClaudetteCC (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 05:07 PM

17 hrs ago

People with felony convictions that have not been expunged or pardoned are not permitted to own or posses firearms.

Criminal convictions are not an immediate disqualifier.

In his case if he served 7 years prison I can only assume that was the result of a felony (or several) which would then result in a firearms prohibition.

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