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Just back from fingerprinting. I guess we will see what happens. I do know that I've had a background check or two related to work and there have been no problems. Thank you all for your advice and support. I'll keep you posted.

Thanks, Baldeagle. I got a break on the fee since I'm a veteran, so it wouldn't be too bad even if I have to wait.

There are no restraining orders in effect, and haven't been for at least eight years. There is no plea of guilty or nolo contendre in the CWOF process. Basically, one admits that the facts, if true, could warrant a finding of guilty. It's a device to allow judges to get someone's attention without imposing a "conviction" on them. In this particular case, the factual basis for the charges was very, very slender, but they were brought in a very unfavorable forum. No rational man would take a chance with a jury there simply because the town is full of militant women who would simply assume guilt. And it was Massachusetts. So the CWOF made sense, since the practical effect is being able to state truthfully that one has no conviction. I'm fairly certain that under the federal law I have no conviction, but 411.1711 says that "deferred adjudication" for one of the listed crimes, even if in another state, is a bar for 10 years. I don't know much about deferred adjudication, but I know it is considered a "conviction." Curiously, I could get a carry permit in Massachusetts.

Thanks for your help and insights. I will either sit tight for a couple of years or run it up the flagpole and see what happens.

I had a couple of unfortunate episodes with a woman in Massachusetts 9-10 years ago. Only criminal involvement in my life, before or after. Charges of domestic assault and violation of a restraining order. Both were "continued without a finding" in Massachusetts. Massachusetts does not consider this disposition to constitute a "conviction." I have disclosed these events on my application to the best of my recollection. Will I be OK?