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Subject:
Gun rights restored ofter a felony conviction in the state of Texas
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: james6436-ga List Price: $25.00 |
Posted:
07 May 2006 02:39 PDT
Expires: 06 Jun 2006 02:39 PDT Question ID: 726243 |
My question is this: I received a 1 year sentence. I was convicted of mail fraud. I served 8 months in a Federal Camp and was on probation for 1 year and completed it with no problems. My conviction is now approx 7 years ago. I live in Texas. My voting rights were restored quickly after completing probation, I am in the Vending Business and I was able to apply for my Amusement License and received it, the requirement to receive the Amusement License was that after 5 years from the date of conviction and completion of any probation you are allowed to apply and receive an Amuesment License. My only other request due to my occupation carrying large amounts of money, can I legally buy a gun or rifle. And/or is there a special prevision because of my line of work carrying sums of money to have my Gun rights restored ofter a felony conviction in the state of Texas. |
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Re: Gun rights restored ofter a felony conviction in the state of Texas
Answered By: hagan-ga on 11 May 2006 13:45 PDT |
Hello James. I have mixed good and bad news for you. Since the supervision attendant to your conviction ended more than five years ago, it appears that you can own a firearm -- but you cannot carry one. You can keep the firearm only at home. See Section 46.04(a)(2) of the Texas Penal Code at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/pe.toc.htm; see also the discussion at http://www.packing.org/state/documents/texas_php1YuaPT_texasfirearmsprimer.pdf (scroll down to page 9). There is a process in Texas by which your civil rights can be restored. You indicated that your conviction was for mail fraud, and you served your sentence in a Federal camp. This indicates to me that your conviction was under Federal law. Texas has a "First Offender Restoration Process" for federal offenders with only one conviction, as long as the conviction did not involve drugs, guns, violence or firearms. Under this process, the Governor may restore the offender's civil rights under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 48.05. "Federal and foreign first offenders become eligible for restoration of rights three years after federal convictions, and two years after foreign convictions. Offenders may apply either to local sheriff, who sends it on to the Board, or directly to the Board, which conducts a paper review. Contact: Maria Ramirez, Board of Pardons and Parole, 512-406-5852, maria.ramirez@tdcj.state.tx.us" See: http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:Wdiin5YYWZgJ:www.sentencingproject.org/pdfs/rights-restoration/Texas.pdf+texas+felony+rights+restored&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2 I hope this information has been helpful. Please let me know if I can provide any further information. Best of luck. |
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Subject:
Re: Gun rights restored ofter a felony conviction in the state of Texas
From: daniel2d-ga on 07 May 2006 20:32 PDT |
Why don't you ask the licensing authority? The best would be to apply for a presidential pardon. |
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