Hello all,
Not sure this is the proper place to post this question but I figured I would give it a go. I want to start off by saying I have purchased about 4 rifles over the last year and I have NEVER been denied. Recently I went shooting with a friend and really liked the idea of having a handgun for personal protection so I went to research how to get a CCW. Long story short I found the class and they required you to have your own handgun for the class so I went to purchase one. This time around I was denied. I did send in my appeal but I am confused on why I would be able to purchase rifles but not a handgun. Are there different rules?
Background:
I did do one stupid act when I was younger(17-18) when I returned a prank call and said I was a cop(state patrol). Long story short the kids dad really was a cop. He freaked out and blamed someone else so I went down to the station and said it was me. This was at the time a class 6 felony. I pleaded down by agreeing to do some leadership classes and anger classes. Their agreement was to have my record expunged. I have never had any issues with this as I have had to work for a FBI background check, state and local checks etc for jobs so I figured it wasn't really an issue(i was a very stupid kid).
I haven't had any trouble since, in fact I have only ever had 1 ticket for failing to stop at a stop sign. Would something like above cause me to not get approved for a handgun? It has been 10 + years, and many background checks later so I am not sure why it would just pop up now.
Thanks,
Not sure this is the proper place to post this question but I figured I would give it a go. I want to start off by saying I have purchased about 4 rifles over the last year and I have NEVER been denied. Recently I went shooting with a friend and really liked the idea of having a handgun for personal protection so I went to research how to get a CCW. Long story short I found the class and they required you to have your own handgun for the class so I went to purchase one. This time around I was denied. I did send in my appeal but I am confused on why I would be able to purchase rifles but not a handgun. Are there different rules?
Background:
I did do one stupid act when I was younger(17-18) when I returned a prank call and said I was a cop(state patrol). Long story short the kids dad really was a cop. He freaked out and blamed someone else so I went down to the station and said it was me. This was at the time a class 6 felony. I pleaded down by agreeing to do some leadership classes and anger classes. Their agreement was to have my record expunged. I have never had any issues with this as I have had to work for a FBI background check, state and local checks etc for jobs so I figured it wasn't really an issue(i was a very stupid kid).
I haven't had any trouble since, in fact I have only ever had 1 ticket for failing to stop at a stop sign. Would something like above cause me to not get approved for a handgun? It has been 10 + years, and many background checks later so I am not sure why it would just pop up now.
Thanks,