A person convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction cannot receive, possess or transport a firearm, unless pardoned.

However, the Byrna HD is not a firearm, and is more akin to a BB, airsoft, or paintball gun, albeit more powerful. Those devices are legal for felons to possess in California, and Federally.

Apply for felony expungement means the felon’s criminal records will be erased (as though the crime never happened), thus restoring his or her rights to purchase and carry a firearm (if applicable in his or her state of residence).

A Restoration of Firearm Rights for Georgia convictions will be issued in conjunction with a Pardon. You cannot be granted for any offense in which a firearm was used or possessed. • You must have completed all sentence(s) and lived a law-abiding life for five (5) years after completing your sentence(s).

For these cases, you must apply at the arresting agency. There could be a fee for this, depending on the agency, but they are not allowed to charge more than $50. To apply, you must complete a form with three sections and get it signed by the appropriate parties.

The process can take up to 150 days and is as follows: Contact the arresting law enforcement agency for the requirements to restrict a record.

If you admit an offence, the police can give you a caution. A caution is not a conviction. A caution is a warning which stays on your record for six years if you’re an adult, or two years if you’re under 18.

Barriers to Clearing Records As mentioned, eight states – Alaska, Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Texas – do not permit a person to clear any kind of criminal conviction. Among the remaining 42 states, there is often a multi-step process that one must undergo.

For felony convictions, a person must apply for and receive a pardon for the offense before he or she is eligible to petition the court for expungement.

1. Complete a pardon application.
2. Get your official GCIC criminal history record from a law enforcement agency for a fee.
3. Review your GCIC criminal history record and see if any final dispositions are missing.
4. Get certified copies of any missing dispositions for felony arrests occurring in the last fifteen (15) years.

What charges do not qualify?

• Sex crimes against children / by people with supervisory authority.
• Pimping and pandering.
• Crimes against minors.
• Sexual battery.
• Peeping tom crimes.
• Family violence battery convictions (unless the offender was under 21)
• Child molestation.
• Public indecency.

Georgia law prohibits people convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. You must be discharged from probation as a first offender without an adjudication of guilt in order to lawfully possess a firearm. Felons cannot have guns unless and until their rights are restored in the State of Georgia.