Thanks for having me here.. im new to this site, as well as new to ... "wanting to own a firearm"
the reason i say that.. is... im now retired, in my early 60's but when i was young and dumb, i got in trouble with the law, and got 2 Class C felony's on my rap sheet... that was over 40 years ago,
so because of that.. i havent owned a gun, after hearing from someone else..that was.. talking about
expunging their record.. it gave me the idea to try it myself.. so i went thru the process..filed all the papers.. with the courts using public defenders office in portland.. and got one felony expunged... and the other.. reduced to a class A misdemeanor... (just this last week) so all this is very fresh ...
and now... i want to.. really find out.. if it worked..... maybe i'll wait a week or two.. to let the paperwork all flow thru the system to be sure.. my "felonies" have been either sealed, or renamed misdemeanors.. and than go to the gun store, and try to purchase a handgun.. i know, ive waited 40 years.. i guess i can wait another couple of weeks ...
i've heard stories of others that have had their felony reduced to a misdemeanor thru an "order to reduce" process.. and they still we unable to own a gun.. so... im very skeptical that this is going to work... for me.. and i really cant afford to go to another lawyer.. on a budget.. well, thanks again, for listening to my story.. hope my misdeads havent offended anyone here..
Smokn
the reason i say that.. is... im now retired, in my early 60's but when i was young and dumb, i got in trouble with the law, and got 2 Class C felony's on my rap sheet... that was over 40 years ago,
so because of that.. i havent owned a gun, after hearing from someone else..that was.. talking about
expunging their record.. it gave me the idea to try it myself.. so i went thru the process..filed all the papers.. with the courts using public defenders office in portland.. and got one felony expunged... and the other.. reduced to a class A misdemeanor... (just this last week) so all this is very fresh ...
and now... i want to.. really find out.. if it worked..... maybe i'll wait a week or two.. to let the paperwork all flow thru the system to be sure.. my "felonies" have been either sealed, or renamed misdemeanors.. and than go to the gun store, and try to purchase a handgun.. i know, ive waited 40 years.. i guess i can wait another couple of weeks ...
i've heard stories of others that have had their felony reduced to a misdemeanor thru an "order to reduce" process.. and they still we unable to own a gun.. so... im very skeptical that this is going to work... for me.. and i really cant afford to go to another lawyer.. on a budget.. well, thanks again, for listening to my story.. hope my misdeads havent offended anyone here..
Smokn