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According to a 21 Sep 2011 "Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees" from the ATF, holders of state-issued medical marijuana cards are automatically "prohibited people" under 18 U.S.C 922 (g)(3) and "shipping, transporting, receiving or possessing firearms or ammunition" by a medical marijuana card holder is a violation. [22]
A person who is under indictment or information for a crime (misdemeanor) punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding two years cannot lawfully receive a firearm. Such person may continue to lawfully possess firearms obtained prior to the indictment or information, and if cleared or acquitted can receive firearms without restriction.
Under sections 922(g) [12] and (n) [13] of the Gun Control Act, certain persons are prohibited from: Shipping or transporting any firearm or ammunition in interstate commerce or foreign commerce; Receiving any firearm or ammunition that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. [10] A prohibited person is one who:
People prohibited from owning guns or ammunition can still obtain weapons through theft, buying ones illegally trafficked or through "straw purchasing" – where they enlist another person legally ...
The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits certain classes of people from buying, selling, using, owning, receiving, shipping, carrying, possessing or exchanging any firearm or ammunition. [1] [42] Those prohibited include any individual who: has been convicted in any court of a "crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year"; [43]
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found a federal law that prohibits adults aged 18-20 from buying handguns violates the Second Amendment.
The Gun Control Act passed by Congress in 1968 lists felons, illegal aliens, and other codified persons as prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms. During the application process for concealed carry, states carry out thorough background checks to prevent these individuals from obtaining permits.
The state Department of Justice’s Armed Prohibited Persons teams travel throughout the state with a list of addresses of those who own firearms but are denied that right to have them.