On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:43:38 -0500, "David R. Birch"
wrote:

On 8/9/2012 9:39 AM, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:19:28 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

Do you want ex-felons or mentally ill people having
the right to buy a legal gun?

Felons can apply to have their rights restored. They have to follow
the state procedures. In my state prisoners now have to be advised of
this fact upon release or at the parole hearing.

Yes, they can apply, but those rights have to be restored to the
satisfaction of the BATFE, which will not fund a process for doing so.


David,

Thanks for posting this. I was not aware of this "under the radar gun
control". By not funding the process for Relief from Disabilities the
government is infringing on the 2nd Amendment. This ought to be
challenged in court. Sneaky *******s.

I suppose a person could apply for a Presidential pardon to get around
this funding problem.

BATFE:

"Under the provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), convicted
felons and certain other persons are prohibited from possessing or
receiving firearms. The GCA provides the Attorney General with the
authority to grant relief from this disability where the Attorney
General determines that the person is not likely to act in a manner
dangerous to the public safety and granting relief would not be
contrary to the public interest. The Attorney General delegated this
authority to ATF.

Since October 1992, however, ATF’s annual appropriation has prohibited
the expending of any funds to investigate or act upon applications for
relief from Federal firearms disabilities submitted by individuals. As
long as this provision is included in current ATF appropriations, the
Bureau cannot act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms
disabilities submitted by individuals.

[18 U.S.C. 922(g), 922(n) and 925(c)]
--