The prohibition against felons owning firearms is federal, and the feds don't give you these "rights" back once they have been lost. (I disagree with the premise that possessing arms is a privilege that can be lost; the right to bear arms for self defense is inalienable.)There is case in AZ right now where a firearms dealer who was convicted on trumped-up firearms violations lost his "right" to keep and bear. He tried to have them restored, and the BATF would not play along.
If you believe self defense is a "right" that can be lost to the government, then we have already lost this battle. Why don't you just turn in your guns now, and be done with it?
Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 571
Weapons Offenses
Section 571.070
August 28, 2000
Possession of concealable firearm unlawful for certain persons --penalty.
571.070. 1. A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a concealable firearm if he has any
concealable firearm in his possession and:
(1) He has pled guilty to or has been convicted of a dangerous felony, as defined in section 556.061, RSMo, or
of an attempt to commit a dangerous felony, or of a crime under the laws of any state or of the United States
which, if committed within this state, would be a dangerous felony, or confined therefor in this state or
elsewhere during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of such possession; or
(2) He is a fugitive from justice, is habitually in an intoxicated or drugged condition, or is currently adjudged
mentally incompetent.
2. Unlawful possession of a concealable firearm is a class C felony.
(L. 1981 H.B. 296, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1201)