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Post by richard1 on Apr 8, 2016 7:09:57 GMT -5
Im trying to figure out if a felon can hunt small game such as squirrels and rabbits in Indiana iv looked for info but IV had no luck
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Post by esshup on Apr 8, 2016 8:57:13 GMT -5
Im trying to figure out if a felon can hunt small game such as squirrels and rabbits in Indiana iv looked for info but IV had no luck I don't know. Throw that question in "ask a conservation officer" forum.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 8, 2016 8:59:42 GMT -5
Here is IN's definition of a firearm:
"Firearm" means any weapon: (1) that is: (A) capable of expelling; or (B) designed to expel; or (2) that may readily be converted to expel; a projectile by means of an explosion. As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.254.
And the Federal definition: 18 US Code 921 (3) The term “firearm” means (A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or (D) any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.
As I understand it (and I did not stay in a Holiday Inn last night!) they are not considered firearms by either entity.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 8, 2016 11:14:56 GMT -5
Again ask a the conservation officer on here. From what I understand The type of felony or even misdemeanor is the determining factor. And I think there's a list in the ask the conservation officer sub forum The offense is not the issue here but rather is an air rifle considered a firearm.
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Post by featherduster on Apr 8, 2016 14:08:58 GMT -5
Im trying to figure out if a felon can hunt small game such as squirrels and rabbits in Indiana iv looked for info but IV had no luck I don't know. Throw that question in "ask a conservation officer" forum. Or ask your probation officer.
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Apr 8, 2016 14:18:14 GMT -5
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 8, 2016 14:18:14 GMT -5
I don't know. Throw that question in "ask a conservation officer" forum. Or ask your probation officer. very good point
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Post by trapperdave on Apr 8, 2016 14:28:33 GMT -5
Air guns are not firearms. Not regulated.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 8, 2016 16:18:17 GMT -5
Muzzleloaders aren't considered firearms either -- they can be mailed right to your home -- but they certainly fire a projectile via an explosion. I've always heard that felons can possess them, but have no idea how valid that notion is.
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Post by stevein on Apr 8, 2016 17:35:00 GMT -5
I go with ask your probation officer if applicable. One of my pet peeves is the asking of legal advice on forums. You have opinions that most likely will NOT hold up in court if it proves wrong. Since this could have a huge impact on your life check with a lawyer or the States Attorney General.
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Post by esshup on Apr 8, 2016 18:50:52 GMT -5
It also might depend on whether it's on your personal property or not. I knew a convicted murderer who's wife owned a shotgun, slug gun and .22. As long as he was on his personal property, it was legal for him to hunt with the firearms. He had permission from the neighbors to retrieve deer from their property, but he was adamant about not stepping foot off of his property with a firearm in his possession.
He got one year off the sentence for every year of good behavior, and had served his sentence.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 9, 2016 6:25:24 GMT -5
It also might depend on whether it's on your personal property or not. I knew a convicted murderer who's wife owned a shotgun, slug gun and .22. As long as he was on his personal property, it was legal for him to hunt with the firearms. He had permission from the neighbors to retrieve deer from their property, but he was adamant about not stepping foot off of his property with a firearm in his possession. He got one year off the sentence for every year of good behavior, and had served his sentence. He was wrong. According to 18 usc 922 (g) (1) he is breaking federal law regards of the laws of his State.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 9, 2016 6:29:36 GMT -5
Muzzleloaders aren't considered firearms either -- they can be mailed right to your home -- but they certainly fire a projectile via an explosion. I've always heard that felons can possess them, but have no idea how valid that notion is. Federal law does not prohibit these persons from possessing or receiving an antique firearm. The term “antique firearm” means any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898. The definition includes any replica of an antique firearm if it is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition, or uses rimfire or conventional centerfire ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States, and which is not readily available in ordinary channels of commercial trade. Further, any muzzle loading rifle, shotgun, or pistol which is designed to use black powder or black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed ammunition, is an “antique firearm” unless it (1) incorporates a firearm frame or receiver; (2) is a firearm which is converted into a muzzle loading weapon; or (3) is a muzzle loading weapon which can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any combination thereof. See 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3), (a)(16). One would also have to look into the laws of the State they are in.
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Post by drs on Apr 9, 2016 9:31:31 GMT -5
Muzzleloaders aren't considered firearms either -- they can be mailed right to your home -- but they certainly fire a projectile via an explosion. I've always heard that felons can possess them, but have no idea how valid that notion is. Here in Kentucky, a felon is prohibited from owning or using either a regular cartridge firing firearm OR a Muzzle Loader.
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Post by omegahunter on Apr 11, 2016 14:29:35 GMT -5
Same here. Indiana law is stricter than Federal law in this case.
"Firearm" means any weapon: (1) that is: (A) capable of expelling; or (B) designed to expel; or (2) that may readily be converted to expel; a projectile by means of an explosion. As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.254.
However, rights can sometimes be reattained by the offender petitioning the courts.
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