I was convicted of "other gun crime". Simple possession, a felony in Illinois when I was convicted in 2001.
Not a valid excuse but I didn't even realize at the time that I was carrying. A forgotten about, .32 semi auto in a large coat pocket, a nosy, probably bent on theft waitress saw it in my coat pocket which was hanging on a coat rack, called the cops and lo and behold, I'm a convicted gun felon.
36 hours in the shit hole county lock up. $2500 in court fees, $3000 in lawyers fees, 18 months probation and I'm a "gun felon".
It pains some here to hear that Illinois did not take away my right to vote too.
That sucks.
Have there not been Supreme court cases which declared some gun bans unConstitutional? Can’t it be reversed?
Would you be able to possess firearms in other states?
I was referring to actual crimes committed with a gun, like assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery etc