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Under most circumstances, a convicted felon cannot legally buy or own a gun in Pennsylvania. Specifically, under the Violation of Uniform Firearms Act (VUFA) 6105, a person convicted of any of the following criminal offenses in Pennsylvania or elsewhere cannot legally possess a firearm: Robbery.
One penalty associated with some criminal convictions is the loss of gun rights. If you lost your gun rights after a criminal conviction in Pennsylvania, you could have them restored through a pardon or expungement.
Can I use the range? Anyone convicted of a felony or misdemeanor is NOT permitted to use firearms. Can I rent a gun at the Range? Pistols are rented to individuals who are 21 years old and older and long guns to individuals who are 18 years old and older.
Felons and Firearms Felons are allowed to associate with or be around someone who owns a gun, but these laws can get tricky. A convicted felon may be found guilty of “constructive possession” of a firearm if they knew that a firearm was in a home or residence and they could maintain control of the gun.
Felony Gun Possession Laws In Pennsylvania, inclusive of Bucks County and all counties, a convicted felon cannot own, be in the same place with, or use a firearm, even if the firearm is legal or legally owned by another individual in the household. There is no exception to the rule.
Felony Gun Possession Laws In Pennsylvania, inclusive of Bucks County and all counties, a convicted felon cannot own, be in the same place with, or use a firearm, even if the firearm is legal or legally owned by another individual in the household. There is no exception to the rule.
Felony Convictions: In Pennsylvania, any conviction for a felony, whether violent or non-violent, generally results in a lifetime ban on possessing firearms. This includes both state and federal felonies. Violent felonies such as murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are particularly scrutinized.
If you lost your gun rights after a criminal conviction in Pennsylvania, you could have them restored through a pardon or expungement. A criminal conviction can be a heavy burden on you in many ways. Jail time and costly fines are never easy, but in most cases, those penalties are eventually resolved.
For those with more than one conviction, the court may restore firearms rights two years after completion of sentence for most felonies, or after 10 years for a serious felony (such as murder or sexual assault). For a person convicted of a “dangerous felony” firearms rights may only be restored by pardon.