Second Amendment Rights For Felons In Pima
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A person may not vote, serve on a jury, obtain commercial driver's licenses, possess a gun or join the U.S. armed forces. Even if a person's right to carry a weapon is restored he/she will be permanently banned from receiving a concealed weapon's permit.
Anyone who is convicted, or found guilty, of a felony of any classification or type loses the right to gun ownership.
For a person convicted of two or more felonies, an applicant's statement in support of the request to restore right to possess or carry firearm should be considered and a court may grant the restoration of the right to possess a firearm.
It is possible for a felon to regain their civil rights (voting, firearm possesion) on a case by case basis. If it was a violent felony it is unlikely to happen unless the felon is legally exonerated. You have to petition the court system that took your civil rights away to have them reinstated.
The Second Amendment Permits The Disarming of “Dangerous” Felons. Each year, more than 8,000 people are convicted for unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). About 90% of those cases arose from gun possession by a felon.