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Domestic Violence and Possession of a Firearm

By Ron Chapman

          It is common knowledge that it is illegal for someone who has been convicted of a felony to possess a firearm.  But what is not so commonly known is that it is also a federal crime for a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to possess a firearm.             In 1996, Congress extended the federal Gun Control Act's prohibition on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon to include individuals "convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence."  Moreover, Congress also made it illegal for employees of such individuals to possess firearms "in the course of such employment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on August 25, 2009 (boomark / email).