I posted this in the Second Amendment forum and Oregon forum, but not sure how much people view those forums. This is some useful information for Oregon residents. I know other states have similar processes, including Washington.
Most people know that if you have certain criminal convictions, including a felony, you cannot possess a firearm under state and federal law. There is a legal way to restore your second amendment rights in Oregon. You can either seek an expungement or restoration of those rights. If you would like more information, send me a PM.
Unfortunately, this mechanism only applies for people living in Oregon and while they are in Oregon. If your rights are restored in Oregon, other states will still bar you from possessing or purchasing. If you planned to carry in multiple states, you would need to research the law in that particular state. Quite a few states have an absolute bar on possessing by felons.
The Federal Government has a way to restore federal rights too but due to budget cuts they have suspended processing these applications and have not processed an application for years. These are not denials and you cannot "appeal" this process. However, because of this the feds have also said that they will not prosecute someone whose had their rights restored under state law unless that person is committing some other federal crime at the same time.
If you'd like to know more about any of this, send me a PM.
Todd
Most people know that if you have certain criminal convictions, including a felony, you cannot possess a firearm under state and federal law. There is a legal way to restore your second amendment rights in Oregon. You can either seek an expungement or restoration of those rights. If you would like more information, send me a PM.
Unfortunately, this mechanism only applies for people living in Oregon and while they are in Oregon. If your rights are restored in Oregon, other states will still bar you from possessing or purchasing. If you planned to carry in multiple states, you would need to research the law in that particular state. Quite a few states have an absolute bar on possessing by felons.
The Federal Government has a way to restore federal rights too but due to budget cuts they have suspended processing these applications and have not processed an application for years. These are not denials and you cannot "appeal" this process. However, because of this the feds have also said that they will not prosecute someone whose had their rights restored under state law unless that person is committing some other federal crime at the same time.
If you'd like to know more about any of this, send me a PM.
Todd