Gun rights after you complete your sentence.

[DOUBLELUNG]

......you scared of a pocket knife carrying felon?

Yes.  His name is O.J. Simpson

[Scvette]

There is no "after 10 years" in Washington.

Your right it's not 10 yrs,it's 5 yrs. as long as it was non-violent and not against a person. That and you only have one felony conviction.

[returnofsid]

There is no "after 10 years" in Washington.

Your right it's not 10 yrs,it's 5 yrs. as long as it was non-violent and not against a person. That and you only have one felony conviction.

It's also far from automatic.

[Scvette]

There is no "after 10 years" in Washington.

Your right it's not 10 yrs,it's 5 yrs. as long as it was non-violent and not against a person. That and you only have one felony conviction.

It's also far from automatic.

Not that far. 1800 bucks with an attorney and about a month. Less than $500 if a person did it on their own.

[csaaphill]

There is no "after 10 years" in Washington.

ya there is do your research most certainly if I get what you mean.
if your saying no one has to wait 10 years to get their rights back your wrong!
If your talking dv cases or lesser non violent charges then your right it is 3-5 years, but for say second degree assault or some other felon that is only sentenceable to less than one year then no you have to wait at least ten years.
That is if they havent' changed it. If they have then who knows.

[csaaphill]

In Alaska,after 10 yrs if you have no other convictions,your rights are fully restored,for non violent felonies,a person could also get a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) and your rights are restored after probation. In Washington,if you stay out of trouble for 5 yrs you can go to the court and get your gun rights back,again as long as it's not a crime against a person,once they are restored by the court they are sent to WSP and they send the restoration into NICS and you can legally own and purchase firearms.

exactly

[Scvette]

There is no "after 10 years" in Washington.

ya there is do your research most certainly if I get what you mean.
if your saying no one has to wait 10 years to get their rights back your wrong!
If your talking dv cases or lesser non violent charges then your right it is 3-5 years, but for say second degree assault or some other felon that is only sentenceable to less than one year then no you have to wait at least ten years.
That is if they havent' changed it. If they have then who knows.

This is from a lawyers web site

Restoration requires a period of crime-free time since conviction or release from custody on the underlying conviction.  For eligible felonies, the law requires five years without any criminal offenses.  For misdemeanors like Assault in the Fourth Degree (Domestic Violence) the period is three years.

Someone with a class A felony cannot get their rights back( murderers,rapist)

 

[returnofsid]

What I meant was, in some states, like Alaska, there's an automatic statute that includes 10 years, where rights are restored, pretty much without any process. In Washington, no such statute exists. A process has to be gone through, petitioning the courts to restore one's rights, that isn't automatically successful.

[Hermit]

 No...... I'm good with the Law as it is. Most Felons {at least the ones I know} Have done many crimes that they never got caught for, they get let off the first 10 times or so and by the time their finally convicted of a felony they've stolen, robbed, hurt people ect. They've had plenty of opportunity to repent. This ain't J walking. I'm big on personal responsibility.

[csaaphill]

There is no "after 10 years" in Washington.

ya there is do your research most certainly if I get what you mean.
if your saying no one has to wait 10 years to get their rights back your wrong!
If your talking dv cases or lesser non violent charges then your right it is 3-5 years, but for say second degree assault or some other felon that is only sentenceable to less than one year then no you have to wait at least ten years.
That is if they havent' changed it. If they have then who knows.

This is from a lawyers web site

Restoration requires a period of crime-free time since conviction or release from custody on the underlying conviction.  For eligible felonies, the law requires five years without any criminal offenses.  For misdemeanors like Assault in the Fourth Degree (Domestic Violence) the period is three years.

Someone with a class A felony cannot get their rights back( murderers,rapist)

 

ya that's true, someone with a felon that was punishable for up to more than a year can never get their gun rights back. Rapist class a felon like you stated. others can though class b felons assault second degree or lesser crimes can and takes up to ten years.

[csaaphill]

What I meant was, in some states, like Alaska, there's an automatic statute that includes 10 years, where rights are restored, pretty much without any process. In Washington, no such statute exists. A process has to be gone through, petitioning the courts to restore one's rights, that isn't automatically successful.

ah ok then ya thats cool. I think were going to cut our own throats keeping the laws as they are. One day people will not be able to own or use because they have some kind of lame conviction on there record, and then the ones who defend it this way will be like WTF. I'll/we that have faught against this sort of thing will just smile and say we told you so!

[Scvette]

I know there are some that think anyone busted for a felony should never get their rights back,believe it or not,some people made mistakes when they were young and have since turned their lives around. My personal thought is if you were convicted ONCE,but have since not had any trouble after a set time,be it 5 or 10 yrs a person should be ok to get all their rights back and that's how it is in most states.
If it was a violent felony then no way

[MessMaker]

I personally think i needs to be a case by case but most felons should loose there right. Keep in mind by simply being imprisoned you have lost rights. I feel its something that can not really be answered in such a broad question.

[csaaphill]

no worries obamacare will take care of it all
we wont have much of a right soon!