Thank you for the information!RoyGBiv wrote:it's more complicated than just courts martial...CoffeeNut wrote:If he was actually convicted at the Court Martial, which it sounds like he was, then I do believe it is illegal. A court martial conviction is the same as a felony conviction.mojo84 wrote:Given the type of separation from the military, wouldn't it be illegal for him to own a gun?
Better description here: https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php ... post670726
There are 3 levels; summary, special, and general. Summary is analogous to misdemeanor, special can be analogous to either, general is analogous to a felony. The likeness is based on what crimes are generally heard in each court, and the possible length of imprisonment for each charge under the UCMJ (federal criminal code, and most states, regard anything with possible confinement over 1 year as a felony).
However, they aren't actually a felony as they're a strictly military charge, not a criminal charge in a civilian court: the UCMJ does not make a distinction, definition, or any mention of misdemeanor or felony.
It does look like he got quite a while in confinement but since the discharge status appears to be changing from a Dishonorable to a BCD I will wait for the rest of his history to come to light.
