2nd Amendment and Right to Bear Arms/Owning a firearm

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Expert: - 3/14/2009


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I recently filled out a background check in the state of Ohio and Got Approved my only worry is that i may have a felony that i was charged but not convicted im not sure-I havent been in any trouble for over 10 years.Ive never been to prison,the longest i ever did was 24 days in work release-please help i want a gun but dont want ATF knocking on my door!

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This is a Criminal Justice question, not a Second Amendment question.

If you don't know whether you have a Felony somewhere in your background, I don't know what to tell you other than you are smart to exercise caution in the matter of ATF knocking on your door. In Mount Carmel, Texas (Waco), they didn't bother with knocking.

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