Cyborg
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Question About Texas Law
Again, this is only - I say again ONLY - what I could find in the Texas Penal Code regarding convicted felons possessing firearms. I don't know about BATF (them boys scare the wee outta me) or anything else. Grassman's question was about Texas law.
Me, I have never been arrested much less charged or convicted of anything worse than a traffic offense. I have only had 5 tickets in my life and the last was in '87 so I should be OK.
Cyborg
Land o' the free an home of the brave. What a concept.
With the caviat that I am not an attorney and am not giving any advice but merely answering Grassman's question, here is what I can find in the Texas Penal code:Grassman said:Does anyone know about Texas law on this subject?
TITLE 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS
CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS
Sec. 46.04. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM. (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony commits an offense if he possesses a firearm:
(1) after conviction and before the fifth anniversary of the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony or the person's release from supervision under community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision, whichever date is later; or
(2) after the period described by Subdivision (1), at any location other than the premises at which the person lives.
Again, this is only - I say again ONLY - what I could find in the Texas Penal Code regarding convicted felons possessing firearms. I don't know about BATF (them boys scare the wee outta me) or anything else. Grassman's question was about Texas law.
Me, I have never been arrested much less charged or convicted of anything worse than a traffic offense. I have only had 5 tickets in my life and the last was in '87 so I should be OK.
Cyborg
Land o' the free an home of the brave. What a concept.