Gunstar1 said:
HB 793
I have taken a closer look. As the law stands now, those arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession in their youth can never, ever, ever obtain a firearms license even when they are 65 years old with no other troubles with the law. This is rather odd given that murderers theoretically can obtain a firearms license at some point (through a pardon).
This bill makes the exception for firearms license eligibility applicable only to those convicted of
felony drug offenses, so that misdemeanors (Mr. Meaners) will no longer be disabling.
As the law stands now, it could be construed to never allow a license to issue to someone convicted of a drug offense even if his conviction is overturned on appeal or for some other reason.
This bill allows any exoneration provided by law to remove the disability.
Sorry I was not as thorough previously.