Q: If I am off probation and completed drug treatment successfully and haven't had a felony for 7 years can I bow hunt?
Also can I try for a 402 reduction so I can own guns again EVER?
A:
76-10-503. Restrictions on possession, purchase, transfer, and ownership of dangerous weapons by certain persons -- Exceptions.
(1) For purposes of this section:
(a) A Category I restricted person is a person who:
(i) has been convicted of any violent felony as defined in Section 76-3-203.5;
2) A Category I restricted person who intentionally or knowingly agrees, consents, offers, or arranges to purchase, transfer, possess, use, or have under the person's custody or control, or who intentionally or knowingly purchases, transfers, possesses, uses, or has under the person's custody or control:
(a) any firearm is guilty of a second degree felony; or
(b) any dangerous weapon other than a firearm is guilty of a third degree felony.
So, basically, no.
A 402 reduction is possible depending on what your underlying felony conviction was for. Check with an experienced criminal defense lawyer in your area to research that issue.
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