Does a DWI Conviction Bar a Person from Possessing a Gun?
Published for NC Criminal Law on April 14, 2015.
The maximum punishment for driving while impaired in violation of G.S. 20-138.1 increased from two to three years in 2011. As a result, defendants convicted of misdemeanor DWI and sentenced at the most serious level—Aggravated Level One—are prohibited from possessing firearms by federal law. That’s because federal law prohibits firearm possession by a person who ... Read more
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