Posted: 3/22/2013 3:27:04 PM EDT
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Ok i have been searching and reading up on gun laws in CT.
I am looking to buy a rifle or shotgun soon and have a question regarding to whether i will be able to legally purchase one. For form 4473, question 11b and 11c asks if you have ever been convicted of a felony or crime where you could be sentenced to jail for more than year. i was convicted of CGS 21a-279(c) in july of 2012.The penalty is no more than a $1,000 fine and up to one year in jail. Have no other convictions. It is my understanding that i am unable to apply for a pistol permit because of this and that i will have to wait 3 years to apply for a expungement or pardon to clear my record and be able to apply for the pistol permit, but for just purchasing a firearm will i still be able to pass the background check and will i be able to complete the sale? Thanks Cal9126 |
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Yea you got good answers in that thread in GD, especially by JAD.
If it has to do with CT firearm law, or firearm law in general JAD is the guy who is gonna give you the best answers. Just curious, did you get convicted, or did you say not guilty...or use AR...or what. Not that I'm being nosy, but if you weren't convicted(Didnt pay a fine, didnt serve any time) it doesnt stay on your record anyways. So you may even be good to get a permit. Another thing to think about is this...it was less than 1 year ago, so I'm going to assume you are still on probation...you might want to wait until the probation ends to buy a firearm. EDIT: whoops reread your post-you did get convicted 
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I decided to actually do a little research. Here is some info that the FBI uses for developing the federal NICS DQ on the unlawful drug user prohibition:
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/general-information/fact-sheet An unlawful user and/or an addict of any controlled substance; for example, a person convicted for the use or possession of a controlled substance within the past year; or a person with multiple arrests for the use or possession of a controlled substance within the past five years with the most recent arrest occurring within the past year; or a person found through a drug test to use a controlled substance unlawfully, provided the test was administered within the past year.
I can't even guess if/ how CT uses that information. My assumption is that they use federal DQ information, in addition to CT specific information (as they have suggested in the past), but I'll admit I don't know the what/ how. |
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I should have just posted here in the New England forums first. And JAD gave me excellent information. Is there a way to delete a thread? I don't see it. And yes i was convicted but was never given probation. No unless you contact a mod lol, don't worry about the duplicate threads though. Yea anything that has anything to do with CT, your better off posting here. But yea that makes sense about not having probation because of the conviction. I think you may have another issue though. When you fill out the forms to purchase a firearm there is a question about whether you have been convicted of possession of marijuana.....you have to check yes or no....I don't know if a yes check mark disqualifies you, but I know its there.... |
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I should have just posted here in the New England forums first. And JAD gave me excellent information. Is there a way to delete a thread? I don't see it. And yes i was convicted but was never given probation. No unless you contact a mod lol, don't worry about the duplicate threads though. Yea anything that has anything to do with CT, your better off posting here. But yea that makes sense about not having probation because of the conviction. I think you may have another issue though. When you fill out the forms to purchase a firearm there is a question about whether you have been convicted of possession of marijuana.....you have to check yes or no....I don't know if a yes check mark disqualifies you, but I know its there.... What form is that on? i know you fill out atf 4473 and a ct form dps-67. Neither asks if you have been convicted of marijuana? |
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I should have just posted here in the New England forums first. And JAD gave me excellent information. Is there a way to delete a thread? I don't see it. And yes i was convicted but was never given probation. No unless you contact a mod lol, don't worry about the duplicate threads though. Yea anything that has anything to do with CT, your better off posting here. But yea that makes sense about not having probation because of the conviction. I think you may have another issue though. When you fill out the forms to purchase a firearm there is a question about whether you have been convicted of possession of marijuana.....you have to check yes or no....I don't know if a yes check mark disqualifies you, but I know its there.... That's not what the form asks. The form asks if you are an unlawful user of, or addicted to, Marijuana or another controlled substance. Meeting that prohibiting criteria does not require any conviction. Om the post above, you will see that I posted what FBI (says) they consider to cause DQ on that basis (for federal NICS purposes). |
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I should have just posted here in the New England forums first. And JAD gave me excellent information. Is there a way to delete a thread? I don't see it. And yes i was convicted but was never given probation. No unless you contact a mod lol, don't worry about the duplicate threads though. Yea anything that has anything to do with CT, your better off posting here. But yea that makes sense about not having probation because of the conviction. I think you may have another issue though. When you fill out the forms to purchase a firearm there is a question about whether you have been convicted of possession of marijuana.....you have to check yes or no....I don't know if a yes check mark disqualifies you, but I know its there.... That's not what the form asks. The form asks if you are an unlawful user of, or addicted to, Marijuana or another controlled substance. Meeting that prohibiting criteria does not require any conviction. Om the post above, you will see that I posted what FBI (says) they consider to cause DQ on that basis (for federal NICS purposes). Sorry! Sorry to confuse you Cal! What JAD said is right, I confused myself lol |