Here in the Us it is illegal for a felion to own a gun,Rite
A friend of mine who bought all his guns legally got into a fight with some guy down the street,He broke the guys nose and jaw he is getting agravated assault charges wich is a felony.After he goes to court and everything what will happen to his guns?Will they get taken away or will he be given time to sell them.
2007-09-15 02:55:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
My friend lives in Pa and his guns were not involved in the inncident.
2007-09-15 03:35:25 · update #1
Depending on what state you live in, Common law Felony Assault carries a maximum 20 years sentence. If he is convicted, he will lose the rights to gun ownership, but there is nothing stopping him from transfering/selling them "before" he is convicted.Personally if it were me I'd sell them to a friend for a $1 each and get a receipt. Let that friend hold onto those guns until the trial is over with, and the outcome is known. If convicted for the crime, the "friend"who has the guns could sell them for cash,and use the money to help pay the victims medical expenses or his legal fee's. Better that than have the guns taken by parole & probation and lose not only the guns, but their cash value to.
2007-09-15 03:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by JD 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
The guns will not be taken aways from him, assuming that the guns were NOT use in the fight. However, if your friend is convicted of a felony, he cannot legally own the guns anymore, and will have to give tem away to a person who can legally have them, or sell them.
2007-09-15 03:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm with JD. Unless the guy needs to sell the guns to raise money for a lawyer, he needs to get a friend, or family member- living in a different house- to "buy" the guns with a sellback agreement. Otherwise, they will be seized if he is convicted.
I wish your amigo the best of luck.
Doc
2007-09-15 06:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That comes under state laws of which there are 50 different ones. If he's convicted and part of the court order is that he can't own or possess firearms, I'm sure he will be given time to sell them or he can turn them over to someone else to sell for him.
Jim Foreman
2007-09-15 03:26:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jim F 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-04 15:05:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JD is right on.
He should sell his guns now and get a good lawyer that can get those charges reduced to misdemeanor status. Every resource he has shold be spent on that right now, don't cheap out.
He can get more stuff, but a felony conviction is a permanent tattoo right on your forehead.
2007-09-15 06:57:03 · answer #6 · answered by DJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Different jurisdictions handle things differently. His best bet is to check with his attorney about the particulars, then act accordingly. Usually you are given a little time to take care of your affairs, but his best course of action may be to surrender actual possession of his firearms before he even goes to trial. Then if there needs to be an actual, verifiable transfer of ownership he can do that without ever actually having possession of the firearms. Whatever he does, he needs to make sure that he is squeaky clean. If he accepts a probation situation the police can come into his home and search it without warrant, and if there's a gun in the house they will find it.
2007-09-15 06:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by John T 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have him sell them to you for a dollar...get a receipt.
Then, whatever the outcome, the guns are safe.
Even if he ends up a felon...he can petition to get ownership rights back.
2007-09-15 07:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋