Can you pass a gun-purchase background check in Texas with an arrest warrant for murder?
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I meant the people who posted later talking about their experiences. Those states that run their own checks may deny for reasons outside normal NICS parameters, so in those states there are more factors that can get someone denied. Agree article is Texas specific.
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kenboyles72
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Well, that was the only time I have been denied and I don't think it was a coincidence, that two days later I get a visit from County. And from what I heard, the background check for firearms in Texas do a Federal and State check. Sometimes you will pass and sometimes you wont, just depends on the jurisdiction on whether they report it or not.
Like i said, this was like over 20 yrs ago, things may not be the same today.
Question 11.b. - 12. Generally, 18 U.S.C. 922(g) prohibits the shipment, transportation, receipt, or possession in or affecting interstate commerce of a firearm by one who: has been convicted of a felony in any Federal, State or local court, 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 substance; has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution; has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; is subject to certain restraining orders; convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence under Federal, State or Tribal law; has renounced his/her U.S. citizenship; is an alien illegally in the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa. Furthermore, section 922(n) prohibits the shipment, transportation, or receipt in or affecting interstate commerce of a firearm by one who is under indictment or information for a felony in any Federal, State or local court, or any other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. An information is a formal accusation of a crime verified by a prosecutor.
Incorrect. The warrant means you are under information, and makes you a prohibited person.
https://www.lectlaw.com/def/i037.htm
More information on information: https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/information
Most people have no idea what information means, and incorrectly assume a conviction is required to make you a prohibited person. A person out on bail for a felony is also a prohibited person...
Eli
no a warrant means you need to be brought before a judge.
Again, arrests, warrants for arrest are not DQ’ers. And indictments are only DQ’ers after they have been unsealed. ATF has been clear on this. I suggest you review your guidance materials.
No, bail plays no role in determining if you are DQ’ed or not. When you are done reading the ATF guidance from above, read USC922 which lists the DQers.
