2nd Amendment Rights For Felons In Pima
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Under Arizona law (A.R.S. § 13-3101(A)(7)), a "Prohibited Possessor" includes any person who: Has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a felony and whose civil right to possess or carry a firearm has not been restored.
The person loses the right to vote, the right to hold public office of trust or profit, the right to serve as a juror and right to possess a gun. A felony conviction may also prevent a person from obtaining business and professional licenses, government secured loans and housing. 2.
Felons automatically become “prohibited possessors” of firearms under federal law. Anyone who is convicted, or found guilty, of a felony of any classification or type loses the right to gun ownership. This includes someone living in Arizona who was convicted of a felony crime in another state.
18 U.S.C. 922(g) is the federal law that prohibits anyone ever convicted of any felony to ever possess any firearm either inside or outside of his home. The federal punishment for firearm possession by a felon is up to 10 years in prison.
To restore the right to possess a weapon the person must file an application with Superior Court in the county where you were convicted. A person with two or more Arizona felony convictions must file the applications to restore their civil liberties with Superior Court in the county where you were convicted.
Serving a term of probation pursuant to a conviction for a domestic violence felony or a felony offense, parole, community supervision, work furlough, home arrest, or release on any other basis, or serving a term of parole or probation pursuant to an interstate compact. the US Dept. of State.