Can I sell my gun to a gun store if I have a felony?
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Can I sell my gun to a gun store if I have a felony?
I bought my gun before I got the felony. I need to get rid of it and want to sell it to a gun store that buys guns. The gun is registered in my name. Can I do this without getting in trouble with the law?
Asked on March 26, 2012 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Be very careful with this situation. While there are no laws that prevent a felon from selling a registered firearm to a merchant, in most states it is a felony for a felon to be in possession of a firearm. Which means that even if the gun is registered to you, if you were to be pulled over by the police on the way to the gun shop, they could arrest you for being in possession of a firearm and you could ultimately be charged criminally. My advice is to approach this with caution and see if someone else can possess and sell the gun with you being present at the gun shop to verify the registration information only. You however can not possess the firearm at anytime.
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