re: Mississippi District Court Judge with an interesting opinion re: felon in possession laws

In Louisiana, convicted felons are prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm for a 10 year period after completion of their sentence, as long as they have no other convictions.

It is very rare that the feds will charge someone with felon in possession of a firearm beyond the proscriptions in the state where the crime occurred.

I’d be in favor of repealing the federal statute entirely. It should be a matter for the states.

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C. The provisions of this Section prohibiting the possession of firearms and carrying concealed weapons by persons who have been convicted of, or who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity for, certain felonies shall not apply to any person who has not been convicted of, or who has not been found not guilty by reason of insanity for, any felony for a period of ten years from the date of completion of sentence, probation, parole, suspension of sentence, or discharge from a mental institution by a court of competent jurisdiction.

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