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<blockquote data-quote="owassopilot" data-source="post: 1475384" data-attributes="member: 16273">If the law reads like this, it sounds to me like the felony is wiped off the books, so to speak, in regards to the federal ban on gun possession.&nbsp; You receive a full pardon and should then pass an NICS check.&nbsp; In fact, if you read the details of those ineligible to possess a gun under federal law, it only states that it is for felony offenses which someone can be sentenced for more than one year. (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)) So, there is not an absolute ban on possession with a felony conviction.&nbsp; Although, I wouldn&#039;t interpret this law to say the conviction is expunged and potential employers won&#039;t see it.&nbsp; Only that you receive a &quot;pardon&quot; for the purposes of restoring your right to gun possession under federal law.Federal law goes on to say in 18 U.S.C. §§ 921(a)(20) and (a)(33)(B)(ii) that &quot;[a]ny conviction which has been expunged, or set aside or for which a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of&quot; the federal gun ban.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="owassopilot, post: 1475384, member: 16273"] If the law reads like this, it sounds to me like the felony is wiped off the books, so to speak, in regards to the federal ban on gun possession. You receive a full pardon and should then pass an NICS check. In fact, if you read the details of those ineligible to possess a gun under federal law, it only states that it is for felony offenses which someone can be sentenced for more than one year. (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)) So, there is not an absolute ban on possession with a felony conviction. Although, I wouldn't interpret this law to say the conviction is expunged and potential employers won't see it. Only that you receive a "pardon" for the purposes of restoring your right to gun possession under federal law. Federal law goes on to say in 18 U.S.C. §§ 921(a)(20) and (a)(33)(B)(ii) that "[a]ny conviction which has been expunged, or set aside or for which a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of" the federal gun ban." [/QUOTE]

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