Second Amendment Rights For Felons In Arizona
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18 U.S.C. 922(g) is the federal law that prohibits anyone ever convicted of any felony to ever possess any firearm either inside or outside of his home. The federal punishment for firearm possession by a felon is up to 10 years in prison.
To restore the right to possess a weapon the person must file an application with Superior Court in the county where you were convicted. A person with two or more Arizona felony convictions must file the applications to restore their civil liberties with Superior Court in the county where you were convicted.
For a person convicted of two or more felonies, an applicant's statement in support of the request to restore right to possess or carry firearm should be considered and a court may grant the restoration of the right to possess a firearm.
Felons automatically become “prohibited possessors” of firearms under federal law. Anyone who is convicted, or found guilty, of a felony of any classification or type loses the right to gun ownership. This includes someone living in Arizona who was convicted of a felony crime in another state.
It is a federal law, not just a state law, that prohibits individuals who are convicted of felony crimes from owning guns. The right to bear arms is one of multiple civil rights that a convicted felon loses in Arizona, as well as the right to vote and travel to certain countries.
In 2022, Arizona enacted another law that is designed to help people with certain criminal convictions get a fresh start. Starting on December 31, 2022, Arizona began allowing individuals with criminal convictions to apply to have these convictions expunged pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-911.
18 U.S.C. 922(g) is the federal law that prohibits anyone ever convicted of any felony to ever possess any firearm either inside or outside of his home. The federal punishment for firearm possession by a felon is up to 10 years in prison.