The only way to get relief from the Pennsylvania conviction without a governor's pardon, would be to obtain an expungement of the conviction. In...

You should consult with a competent attorney that is familiar with state and federal firearms laws in the jurisdiction where the prosecution...

Background checks in the firearms context survey the criminal record of your entire lifetime regardless of what state you are in. This is the case...

Unfortunately, Pennsylvania's clean slate law and the limited access provisions cannot control the federal records and the arrest will remain there...

As the other attorneys indicated, under federal law any person convicted of an offense punishable by more than one year of imprisonment (I believe...

Like my colleague suggested, assuming the TRO has expired and you were never convicted of a prohibiting offense, and are not subject to any other...

Under federal law, any person who is a fugitive from justice is prohibited from purchasing firearms or ammunition under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). A...

Whether or not you can purchase or possess a firearm while under charging is going to vary depending on the circumstances. You should address this...

There are good arguments that the firearm needs to be returned to you as you are the owner, and law enforcement in Pennsylvania are required to...

Generally, it is not actually the FBI that updates criminal records in the NICS system, but the state agencies that 'own' the records. Expungements...