Florida Firearms permit. Am I eligible?
When I was younger (under the age of 15) I recieved about 3 felonies for things such as marijuana possession (over 20 grams), grand theft auto and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (a baseball bat) in middle school (7th grade). Charged as a minor.
Now i’m older (25), I haven’t been arrested a single time since, finished university (i’m an economist) and I work at a commercial real estate investment and management firm. I have never even recieved a traffic ticket. I’m married now with one kiddo on the way.
About a week ago the wife and I came home and our house had been burglarized. I don’t really mind, having grown up in neighborhoods where this happened to me all the time but my wife is absolutely new to this, petrified and she demands I apply for a firearm’s permit. Yet she doesn’t know the history of my arrests when I was 12, 13 and 15.
I can legally vote and all my charges were handled in the juvenile court system (NOT as an adult). I do recall having to take a DNA swab test tho due to the charge being a felony.
Am I eligible?
what you need to do to find out is actually go to the police department and fill out the forms and they will run you through the computer then and there and they will tell you if you can purchase a handgun or not. I don’t know for sure since you were charged as a juvenile but due to the nature of the crimes i would think they would show up. Unless during the court proceedings they judge decide to seal your record if you stayed out of trouble. If not you can get a lawyer and file to have your record ex-sponged with clears it or for michigan laws i don’t know about your state you can still purchase a shot gun or rifle just not a pistol if your a convicted felon
You get a Package to fill out when you apply. Just follow the instructions. I believe that all your charges as a minor are sealed and you do not have to report them as an adult. You can check this out by calling the local court or police department. Then you can look for a gun show in your area. They have the three hour class you have to attend to qualify. then you take your picture and get your fingerprints done send off the fee and you will get your permit in about 14 weeks. I don’t think you will have a problem. Good luck.
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I have mine.
Well juvenile records are never "sealed" as is a common misconception. Certain people just aren’t able to access them depending on why they’re looking at your records. For example if any police officer in the country runs your criminal history under the criminal investigation code then everything shows up. Whether you were 18 years old, or 18 months old. Since you are applying for a gun permit from the state yes you do likely have to report it. You probably are eligible for the permit though.
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what you need to do to find out is actually go to the police department and fill out the forms and they will run you through the computer then and there and they will tell you if you can purchase a handgun or not. I don’t know for sure since you were charged as a juvenile but due to the nature of the crimes i would think they would show up. Unless during the court proceedings they judge decide to seal your record if you stayed out of trouble. If not you can get a lawyer and file to have your record ex-sponged with clears it or for michigan laws i don’t know about your state you can still purchase a shot gun or rifle just not a pistol if your a convicted felon
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