Kelly Keegan Fixes Federal Firearm Denial for Client Convicted of Domestic Assault

Kelly’s client retained her after his attempted firearm purchases were denied by the federal government due to a 1993 conviction for misdemeanor domestic assault. While most denials of this type are the result of the failure of the old Minnesota statute to specify between ‘fear’ and ‘harm’, the latter of which leads to a lifetime firearm prohibition under federal law, a review of the underlying documentation in this case revealed that the denial was incorrect for another reason. Specifically, the alleged victim in the case was not a protected person under federal law,  with the result that the denial was incorrect on that basis. The client was then able to use this information to legally purchase firearms and apply for gun permits.