8.63 Firearms-Unlawful Receipt (18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)) is a federal law that prohibits certain individuals from receiving, owning, possessing, or transferring firearms or ammunition. This law applies to people who have been convicted of a felony, are fugitives from justice, are subject to a restraining order, have been dishonorably discharged from the military, are an illegal alien, are addicted to a controlled substance, have been adjudicated as mentally defective, or have renounced their U.S. citizenship. The law also applies to individuals convicted of certain misdemeanors, including domestic violence. Additionally, certain individuals are prohibited from receiving firearms if they have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
8.63 Firearms-Unlawful Receipt (18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)) is a federal law that prohibits certain individuals from receiving, owning, possessing, or transferring firearms or ammunition. This law applies to people who have been convicted of a felony, are fugitives from justice, are subject to a restraining order, have been dishonorably discharged from the military, are an illegal alien, are addicted to a controlled substance, have been adjudicated as mentally defective, or have renounced their U.S. citizenship. The law also applies to individuals convicted of certain misdemeanors, including domestic violence. Additionally, certain individuals are prohibited from receiving firearms if they have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.