It seems the hiccup here is question 11 on form 4473.....
For a little bit more as to form 4473 and the specific question, which is Question 11b. - 11.1.
Under the instructions on page 4:
Question 11.b. = 11.1. Definition of Prohibited Person: Generally, 18 U.S.C. § 922 prohibits the shipment, transportation, receipt, or possession in or affecting interstate commerce of a firearm by one who: has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domesti violence; has been convicted of a felony, or any other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year
(this does not include State misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment of two years or less); is a fugitive from justice; is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any other controlled subsantce; has been adjudicated mentally defetie or has been committed to a mental institution; has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable condititions; has renoucned his or her U.S. citizenship; is an alien illegally in the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa' or is subject to certain restraining orders. Furthermore, section 922 prohibits the shipment, transportation, or receipt in or affeting interestate commerce of a firearm by one who is under indictement or information for a felonny, or any other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
Question 11.m. Under Indictment or Information of Convicted in any Court: An indictment, information, or conviction in any Federal, State, or local court. An information is a formal accusation of a crime verified by a prosecutor.
EXECEPTION to 11.c. and 11.i.: A person who has been convicted of a felony, or any other crime, for which the judge could have imprisoned the person for more than one year, or who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, is not prohibited from purhasing, receiving, or possessing a fireram if: (1) under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction ocurred, the peron has been pardoned, the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or the person has had their civil rights
(like the right to vote, sit on a jury, and hold public office) taken away and later restored AND (2) the person is not prohibited by the law of the jurisdiction where the onviction occurred from receiving or possesing firearms. Persons subject to this exception should anser
"no" to 11v.v or 11.i., as applicable.
And it goes on and one talking about mentally defective, et al.
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As for whether or not you purchase your gun from a FFL holder and have to 'register' it by filling out a Form 4473, that is totally up to you. One word of advice, if say your dad bought it for you and gave it to you, and you were not
legally allowed to own a firearm, that is considered a "straw purchase" and is exactly what is in the crosshairs of not just this administration, but has been for years with many others.
You do not have to register a firearm that you own, period. You cannot however carry a firearm without a CCL. You can have one in your vehicle if it is unloaded, and the ammo is not within reach. (
Like you can have the gun laying in the seat next to you but the ammo would need to be in the trunk.) Some will allow the ammo to be in the glove box, PROVIDING it's locked, but that's a gray area and surely a way to get an eager cop to arrest you then and there!
I've had a CCL since I wa 18 (
we could get them at that age back then) and most of the time I will indeed have a firearm on me. My wife has a CCL and so does my daughter (she got her's after she turned 21). We all carry, and the FIRST THING I tell my family when getting pulled over is to
put your 'carry license' on TOP of your drivers license. That way, you don't have to try to get the gun off your body or make any weird movements that just tend to make cops nervous. When they ask for your license and see the 'toting permit' they'll ask "do you have a gun in the car now" and then you tell them exactly where. (Or in our case there is probably more than one!)
More often than not they end up appreciating your gesture and if they've pulled you over for some BS thing they'll let you go as well.
Can't blame you for wanting a 1911, they are awesome weapons! Cocked-n-locked is the only way to go.
Don't have a photo handy of the wife's, but it's a LC9 with the Laserguard. Like this one:
My daily carry is a Kimber 3" Ultra TLE with a custom made holster.
My daughter carries either a Ruger LR9-C or her Kimber Super Carry Pro. Which she has on as we speak. Her new custom rig is Havana elephant and quill ostrich, smooth calf leather lined, gray suede on the back, full paddle holster with adjustable cant. I had made for her this last Christmas. Really talented gunleather guy I found in the Georgia mountains. :xyxthumbs:
