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Now calm down guys before I have to lock this thread... Oh yeah I’m not a moderator either....

If it’s bad enough to be a lifetime bar to firearms ownership then it ought to be a felony. A simple assault “touching”, really shouldn’t be a felony regardless of your relationship with the victim. In fact if you DONT know them it ought to be higher charges not the other way around. This is all due to Federal 1994 crime bill looking to find a way to make more people barred from firearms ownership. Also it really shouldn’t be a federal matter at all, but that battle was lost in 1968 or maybe even 1934.

Beiruty wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:21 am

ScottDLS wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:20 pm

Beiruty wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:06 am As far as I know a DA is considered a conviction for the purposes of obtaining a LTC/CHL.
Your best option is "to purge" the DA from your record. Hire an attorney or petition the court to restore your right for LTC/CHL.

A completed Felony DA is only counted as a conviction for 10 years for LTC purposes.

Thank you. Now how come a misdemeanor family assault conviction is Federally banning the actor from owning firearms for life?

The key word is Federally. And a DA, whatever level is not considered a conviction Federally but for LTC Texas considers it a conviction for a period of time.

Beiruty wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:06 am As far as I know a DA is considered a conviction for the purposes of obtaining a LTC/CHL.
Your best option is "to purge" the DA from your record. Hire an attorney or petition the court to restore your right for LTC/CHL.

A completed Felony DA is only counted as a conviction for 10 years for LTC purposes.

elephant007 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 5:17 pm Thank you for the rapid reply...
Charge was Theft of motor vehicle, my court document say Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

Looks to me like you’re qualified. Did you submit the successful completion paperwork for your Deferral? Maybe it showed up as an arrest without disposition so they assumed you were convicted. I also believe you may be able to get it expunged, but that shouldn’t really be necessary.

What was the felony DA for? Certain felonies even if cleared by DA are still bar to eligibility.