Ok, in 1995 I was charged and convicted with 3 counts of grand theft firearm, 1 count of grand theft and 1 count of armed burglary. Basically I was 15 and 2 other friends and I went into a girlfriends house and stole 3 guns. Well like I said I was a juvenile and in the final sentencing docs it says "Adjudicated delinquent" Now in 98 I was charged and adjudication withheld (I was 18) on a felony sex offense. My gf was 15 and state pushed charges. Now yrs later ( I am 32) I want to purchase a handgun. Here are my questions...
1- why are the juvenile felonies showing up on any background check?
2- do those juvenile convictions affect my ability to have a handgun?
3- Does my Adjudication withheld as an adult allow me to bypass federal rule #1-A person who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or any state offense classified by the state as a misdemeanor and is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than two years. ???
Now the federal rule doesn't say only adult stuff, it says "A person" so I'm worried my juvenile stuff is affecting everything.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
1- why are the juvenile felonies showing up on any background check?
2- do those juvenile convictions affect my ability to have a handgun?
3- Does my Adjudication withheld as an adult allow me to bypass federal rule #1-A person who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or any state offense classified by the state as a misdemeanor and is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than two years. ???
Now the federal rule doesn't say only adult stuff, it says "A person" so I'm worried my juvenile stuff is affecting everything.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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