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Thank you all for the answers. You're all pretty much confirming what I thought to be the case in so far as the consequences, as well as the restoration of rights channel. I gave him a link to this thread so that he could follow the discussion.

ScottDLS, I agree.

Thanks again everyone.

bdgyeah wrote:I'm curious as to how long, "a long time ago," is? How old is he now? I'm all for a persons' constitutional rights, but a better question is; Would any of you reading this post feel comfortable with him owning a gun, considering his past?

He's 41 years old. As I said in my OP, these convictions were 12 and 19 years ago. Personally, yes, I would be comfortable with him owning a handgun or shotgun for home defense. I've known him for probably about 4 or 5 years now. He's my electrician (gainfully employed as long as I've known him), and he has been in my home several times. He is separated from his wife, but he has visitation rights with his son, whom he adores. He and his wife are on reasonably good terms, and there is some hope of reconciliation in their marriage. His son is a great little kid. My only concerns about an AR15 for him (which is what he originally asked me about) are (A) that he'd naturally want to go to the range with it, and might have an LEO "interview" between his home and range, and there might be issues with an AR in possession of a felon; and (B) the current political climate and a felon in possession might fall on him like a ton of bricks if that were to happen.

By the way, my friend could use some prayer for those so inclined. A couple of years ago, he had a tumor removed from one of his kidneys. Recent tests have shown that the tumor may be back, and if it is, he'll have to have that kidney removed. He's just had a biopsy a little earlier today and he is understandably a little scared of what it might show. He said he'll find out sometime between next Tuesday and next Friday.

(EDITED TO CORRECT MY FRIEND'S AGE....)

I guess this would be the right forum......

I have a friend, someone I know from church, who has, shall we say, a past. He texted me this morning asking me if I thought he would be eligible to buy an AR15 if he had a felony conviction a long time ago. I said that I thought he was probably disqualified, but that I would pose the question here and get back to him. I asked him to email me the details of his conviction. Here's what he sent me:

F(2)-Possession of controlled substance, less than a gram
F-Credit card abuse
F-possession of stolen property
F-unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
M(2)-assault causing bodily injury
M(2)-possession of marijuana
M(2)-burglary of a motor vehicle
M-larceny
I think that's it. Half of those are 19 years old. The other half are almost 12 years old

I guess the questions would be:

1. Is he permanently barred from ever buying a handgun or rifle with that kind of record, that long ago?
2. If so, is there any way he can have a shotgun for home defense?
3. If neither A or B, can he have a black powder weapon like a cap and ball revolver, and what would be the limits on that?

As far as I know, these convictions were all in Texas.

Lastly, with that kind of record, is there any hope of petitioning the court to restore his rights, or is it a lost cause?