WildBill wrote:Welcome to the forum sharkyhar68. I would be more concerned about being a felon in possession of a handgun than the error on your application.sharkyhar68 wrote:I'm nervous. When I did my Texas CHL appl. online I checked box NO for previous arrests. But they found an arrest I had 50 yrs ago in 1965 which was a felony and I was denied the CHL. Thats fine. I will accept the denial. My question is, will I be prosecuted for making the error of not listing that arrest? Or can i just forget about it all?
Maybe one of the legal guys can chime in, but I believe he able to possess a firearm on his property if has been five years after confinement of parole.
Federal law is more restrictive and controls over state law. For instance, Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.04 allows a person with a felony conviction after the fifth anniversary of the person’s release from confinement or the person’s release from community supervision (probation) to possess a firearm on the premises where he or she lives. Federal law does not contain a similar time limit so it is a violation of federal law for that same person to possess a firearm, even in their home.