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thaidragon wrote:

WildBill wrote:

thaidragon wrote:http://concealedcarryaustin.com/texas-l ... ewsletter/

The reason why I asked is because I read this article right here.

I read that, but I don't think it is complete.
As far as I know a DV conviction is a permanent bar for ownership of a firearm per Federal Law.
This is surprising to me since they have lawyers on staff and IANAL.

See link https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-r ... -convicted

Yes I understand that a conviction is a disqualifier, but isn't a successful completion of a deffered adjudication counts as a dismissal in federal regulations? At least that was my understanding. I could be wrong.

Part of the eligibility requirements for the LTC is to be legally allowed to possess a firearm by both state and federal law.
The federal DV act calls for a permanent ban to ownership of firearms for those convicted of a misdemeanor DV charge so the state deferred adjudication is irrelevant.
IANAL but that is my understanding. See the last paragraph in Baldeagle's preceding post.

thaidragon wrote:http://concealedcarryaustin.com/texas-l ... ewsletter/

The reason why I asked is because I read this article right here.

I read that, but I don't think it is complete.
As far as I know a DV conviction is a permanent bar for ownership of a firearm per Federal Law.
This is surprising to me since they have lawyers on staff and IANAL.

See link https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-r ... -convicted

LucasMcCain wrote:Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong. Doesn't any theft conviction disqualify you from getting a LTC, regardless of how long it's been? I could be wrong, but I thought that was what I was taught when I took my class.

A misdemeanor theft conviction is not a permanent bar to LTC eligibility.