honcho
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Post by honcho on Jan 24, 2008 11:22:15 GMT -5
Can a convicted felon hunt with a muzzleloader? Just a topic me and some friends were discussion and none of us know for sure. Thanks.
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Post by buster on Jan 25, 2008 20:22:48 GMT -5
Great question. There are 22 or 23 felonies that classify a person ( as a dangerous, violent felon) so that they may not possess of firearm. DUI arrests with prior DUI arrests are not one of those. I do not know right off hand what all 22 or 23 are, but if you have a conviction for any one or more of those, you cannot hunt or possess a firearm, even a muzzleloader, in IN. Let me double check just to be sure...
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Post by buster on Feb 6, 2008 23:54:23 GMT -5
Here's part of the law...thanks Teamcgo!
IC 35-47-4-5 Unlawful possession of firearm by serious violent felon Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "serious violent felon" means a person who has been convicted of: (1) committing a serious violent felony in: (A) Indiana; or (B) any other jurisdiction in which the elements of the crime for which the conviction was entered are substantially similar to the elements of a serious violent felony; or (2) attempting to commit or conspiring to commit a serious violent felony in:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) Indiana as provided under IC 35-41-5-1 or IC 35-41-5-2; or (B) any other jurisdiction in which the elements of the crime for which the conviction was entered are substantially similar to the elements of attempting to commit or conspiring to commit a serious violent felony. (b) As used in this section, "serious violent felony" means: (1) murder (IC 35-42-1-1); (2) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3); (3) reckless homicide not committed by means of a vehicle (IC 35-42-1-5); (4) battery as a: (A) Class A felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(5)); (B) Class B felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(4)); or (C) Class C felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(3)); (5) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5); (6) kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2); (7) criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3); (8) rape (IC 35-42-4-1); (9) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2); (10) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3); (11) sexual battery as a Class C felony (IC 35-42-4-8); (12) robbery (IC 35-42-5-1); (13) carjacking (IC 35-42-5-2); (14) arson as a Class A felony or Class B felony (IC 35-43-1-1(a)); (15) burglary as a Class A felony or Class B felony (IC 35-43-2-1); (16) assisting a criminal as a Class C felony (IC 35-44-3-2); (17) resisting law enforcement as a Class B felony or Class C felony (IC 35-44-3-3); (18) escape as a Class B felony or Class C felony (IC 35-44-3-5); (19) trafficking with an inmate as a Class C felony (IC 35-44-3-9); (20) criminal gang intimidation (IC 35-45-9-4); (21) stalking as a Class B felony or Class C felony (IC 35-45-10-5); (22) incest (IC 35-46-1-3); (23) dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC 35-48-4-1); (24) dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1); (25) dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-2); (26) dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-3); or (27) dealing in a schedule V controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-4). (c) A serious violent felon who knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm commits unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a Class B felony. As added by P.L.247-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2000, SEC.76; P.L.17-2001, SEC.17; P.L.222-2001, SEC.5; P.L.151-2006, SEC.21.
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