GuyRelford
Master
I've been consulting with the Indiana Attorney General's office on an Official Opinion that clarifies Indiana's expungement statute to make it clear that the expungement of a felony conviction (other than a conviction for a "crime of domestic violence") DOES restore a person's right to possess a firearm, even if the expunged conviction was for a "serious violent felony." (NOTE: Many SVFs cannot be expunged at all, and some can only be expunged with the prior agreement of the prosecutor.)
This opinion from the AG's office is critically important for many Hoosiers who have successfully had their felony convictions expunged but have still been denied gun purchases by FBI/NICS, who have relied on a strained and legally incorrect interpretation of our expungement statute to claim that expungement of many felonies, including SVFs, do not restore gun rights.
I was pleased to consult with the AG's office on this opinion and I applaud Attorney General Todd Rokita for again stepping up to fight the federal government to protect 2A rights in Indiana.
I expect Official Opinion 2024-1 to be published in the next few days and I will post the link here as soon as it's available.
Guy
This opinion from the AG's office is critically important for many Hoosiers who have successfully had their felony convictions expunged but have still been denied gun purchases by FBI/NICS, who have relied on a strained and legally incorrect interpretation of our expungement statute to claim that expungement of many felonies, including SVFs, do not restore gun rights.
I was pleased to consult with the AG's office on this opinion and I applaud Attorney General Todd Rokita for again stepping up to fight the federal government to protect 2A rights in Indiana.
I expect Official Opinion 2024-1 to be published in the next few days and I will post the link here as soon as it's available.
Guy
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