FFL - Can someone explain this??

[Daimyo432]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Indiana

To be eligible to obtain an FFL, a person must meet the following requirements:

The question which is this part of the requirments

"Has not been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year"

My question is basically what the heck does that mean?

My question is this, what if your were convicted of a Crime that itself is a
D-Felony or anything really, but is changed to a A-Mis.

Since you pled guilty to a A-Mis would that mean you would not be convicted of crime punishable?

And if not, then what is the difference since you are being treated as if you were convicted of such...


How would this translate into this law?
thanks...

 

[dbernat32]

IC 35-50-3-2
Class A misdemeanor
Sec. 2. A person who commits a Class A misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not more than one (1) year; in addition, he may be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).


If you were charged with a class D felony but pled guilty to a class A misd. then you were convicted of a class A misd. and would normally not run afoul of federal firearms laws.
However, recent amendments to federal law make misdemeanors involving domestic violence a disqualifying offence even if they are punishable by less than one year.

So to sum up:
Charged with arg. battery, pled to simple battery: your good to go.
Charged with domestic battery, pled to simple battery: no go

--dbernat32