Prohibited Persons

Federal law 18 USC § 922 (D) (G) (N) prohibits specific groups of people from possessing firearms or ammunition. Possession of firearms or ammunition by people who fall into any of these categories is a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison! Selling, giving, transferring or otherwise making a firearm or ammunition available to a person who falls into one of these categories is also a serious crime, punishable by 10 years in prison. Keeping firearms in a household where a member of the household or a frequent visitor falls into any of these categories puts you at risk of violating the law. The National Center for Firearms Removal assists in removing firearms from homes where prohibited persons may have access to them. Learn more here

Felon - (Including persons awaiting trial on felony charges are prohibited from receiving firearms)

Drug user or addict - (this includes marijuana even in states where it is permitted for medical/recreational use, marijuana remains federally illegal)

Illegal Immigrant - (Includes immigrants lawfully admitted under non-immigrant visas, i.e., those persons not admitted for permanent residence.)

Fugitive from justice - (Fled any state to avoid being prosecuted or to avoid testifying in any criminal proceeding.)

Person convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year

Person who is subject to a court order restraining the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of the intimate partner

Person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

Person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution

Person who has been dishonorably discharged from the military

Person who has renounced his or her United States citizenship