ORIGINAL: eldeguello
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
One of the paperwork questions is, "are you currently under any sort of litegation for a felony". But possession is not exactly a felony. I would say you can get thru the paperwork on a small charge like that.
Big Country is right - if the offense charged is NOT a felony, you are not committing another offense by answering that you are not under felony charges. Exactly how IS that offense classified in MD? Is it a felony,misdemeanor, or merely a "violation". Basically, such classifications can be determined by the prescribed punishment. Generally, a misdemeanor can carry up to a one-year jail term, which is usually served locally(county jail). Felonies carry possible sentences of over one year, and generally involve the possibility of state-level incarceration. A violation is usually punishable by a short local jail term or just a fine.
Misdemeanor offenses and violations rarely result in the imposition ofcivil disabilities, including voting, firearms purchases, etc., as long as NO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE was involved in the offense......
up to 1 oz possession up to 1000 dollar fine and up to 90 days in the can depending on if this is first, second, so on offense. And is a misdemeanor.
In my opinion, he will be able to geta handgun. It will make it past the licencing board and State police.
Alot of those questions are asked based off the honor system. And tough for them to check out.