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Records are not automatically expunged. So, I suggest that you will want to check with the Clerk of the Court and verify that the records have been erased. If they have been expunged then you are certainly eligible to apply for and purchase a gun.

And if not, you will know before you apply. It is your responsibilty to know that information before you go through NICS as you are attesting to the truthfulness.

So, if the record has not been cleared, you can be charged with a false statement as under the penalties of perjury.

So, the best thing I suggest is to be sure the adjudications are not there, that they have been expunged.

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Hi

If you have been expunged, then there is no record. You can honestly say there are no convictions. That is the purpose of having the record cleared via the expungement.

Alright.

Well, if your records are expunged then you can but a gun. The point is a conviction that is expunged has been removed and should not appear on a background check.

That is the point of the expungement.

You do not have to have your rights restored, however, because the background check will come back clean. There will be nothing on your record when NICS is run, if in fact, you are certain they have been expunged. You can lawfully, and honestly state no on your applications.

If you were an adult felon, you would have to get a Governor's Pardon before you could apply for an expungement.

The Pardon may or may not restore gun rights, you see. It depends on which pardon you seek.

But you would still need to have the record expunged so that the federal check does not show any felony conviction.

And you say that was done. I suggest you will want to verify that with the court system. It never hurts to double check

No

What I am saying is you do have the right, because there is no record of any adjudication.

As a juvenile, you are given the opportunity for new start.

As an adult you would not be and there is a process for adults

So it is easier to get the expungement for juvenile records.

That is correct, too. And adjudication is deliquent

Unless you were tried and convicted as an Adult even though you were a juvenile

Alright.

Then verify with the court that there is no record of an adjudication.

Also, find out from the Clerk if the expungement included the record being sealed.

Sealed from arrest records being revealed.

Yes. Correct.

Yes. That is correct

There is expungment and sometimes, if needs to go a step further to "sealing" the Arrest Record

Expungement "erases" that court record. "sealing" removes any arrest records from the arresting police agency records

Aometimes they are separate and apart processes

so you should ask the clerk if that is a separate process

Which would not be a problem if there is an expungment.

It should be, because there is no adjudication or felony conviction. But sometimes the state police will hold you up on an "arrest"

if it appears in the NICS

It's funny. Mostly they really dont want you to have a gun

so they do whatever they can to delay or stop the purchase

They could say an Arrest shows up and it appears to be for a felony, is this what the expungement is?

Just jerk you around.

Best to have the matter fully sealed so the arresting agency can get the information out of the database.

Correct

Yes.

Because the application asks about convictions

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