What can a convicted felon do for self-defense?

Is a muzzleloader ok?

Easy answer just keep the firearm stashed in the bowels of your house for emergencies, I was a felon and I borrowed my dads gun in an emergency ( someone pulled a gun on my girlfriend at the time needed to get her home safe ( which I did ) ) Sherrifs pulled me over 4 blocks from my house. Bailed out later that morning, called my Beverly Hills Lawyer he got me 3 weeks in county + 4 years felony probation, my advice is even if you are a felon, if it's for home defense keep a gun stashed, and have 10-20k in cash ready for a lawyer, not a big deal. If they really try to screw you then sue your city/state/county for taking away your 2nd amendmant rights, if enough of us felons fight back we will get our rights back, and to be honest they can't take your rights away when you have a gun so be advised no one whos an american citzen can have their rights to bear arms taken away period...

"Shall Not Be Infringed" why is that such a hard phrase to understand? So much of the 2A community are hypocrites who don't believe in 2A rights they just believe in ownership. When your sentence is completed and debts are paid Rights Should Be Restored! Maybe if our local government said "we will not enforce unconstitutional law" but nope they're just order followers. EVERYONE has the right to defend themselves and keep and bear arms. It's companies like you and NRA that turned their backs on the people.

Talk talk talk talk Z-Ro useful information.

home made explosives? I watched macguyver!

i caught a felony 15 years ago and ended up getting shot 4 times. This happened while working at a speedway. I was unable to defend myself against a gun because the fear of owning one. I was on life support for 2 weeks. I have always been a strong young man but i was defenseless. I caught my felony when I was 17 and it carried over to my adult record. The reason it hasn't been expunged was because I caught 2 felonies at the same time. I sold 10 fake pills and they hit me with a school specification in a school zone.

Sucks that I committed a crime at 17. Now I’m 39 and a single father that would never break the law now. But I can’t protect me or her if someone broke in with guns. I’m in a constant state of paranoia. After so many years you should have rights back. 😡

Thanks for absolutely nothing

I was convicted in 1991 by the US courts in Philadelphia for lying on a 4473 and felon in possession stemming from a receiving stolen property conviction in Bucks County Pennsylvania in 1985. The usual procedure is to defer to state however my conviction did not prohibit me from owning a gun on the state level (my county probation officer told me in 1987 I could own a gun as I wasn't convicted of a crime of violence) so the US government picked up the charges and prosecuted me under 18 USC 922(g)1. If SCOTUS strikes down the felon in possession statute at least for nonviolent convictions, I will make sure I get documentation from a legal source about my eligibility before purchasing a firearm. A NICS denial can lead to felony charges and the US government does not want to hear any excuses of ignorance.

While the real bad guys take up arms and kill civilians and cops everyday … people like me , who made a bad decision in life are not fit to bear arms … yes well before I screwed up , I was a military service member .. I respect a weapons capability, I am trained to use it and proficient with it . But Joey down the street can grab an ar from Walmart and pretend he’s playing gta … then the government tells me .. we’ll use a knife .. use a baseball bat …. Go through my conviction and see how compliant I was to the officers that arrested me . And how respectful I was , I even thanked them for locking me up because I was homeless…

i made a mistake at 19 and caught a Felony , but that was 45 yrs ago
times were different back then ,and Now times are different and I need protection
because of the job I have carrying large amounts of cash , I am always looking for
self defense against muggers

Based Bullock does this mean that felons are covered under the 2nd Amendment?

If all ALL felons would stand up and demand then things would change... but then again the people are weak in this country and will let GOV control them... LMAO

Nope with the area I live in I'll just maintain what is easy to get. I'll take the 5 years on the gun charge before I become a victim to this horrible world.

In Michigan a person with a felon can use a paintball gun but can't own one here Michigan you can't even own a bulletproof vest if you're a felon and that has nothing to do with firearms it's something to protect you

None! You will not survive America! They love gangsta rap and they love to murder! And you without a gun!? Take a step back to realise that this crisis is for everyone, not just "law abiding" citizens.

As long as you don't take your weapons outside you're fine. The problem is going outside.

How about carrying a self-defense launcher, like Byrna or Umarex?

"RIGHTS" are not given by man.
RIGHTS are bestowed by God, or nature or whatever your higher power is or isn't. Simply put, RIGHTS ARE TAKEN NOT GIVEN!

So since you were convicted of crime, then remedied the offense by a judge who handed down the sentence. But what I'm hearing is it's better to go on the run, or deny involvement to avoid being accountable for offense. Because taking responsibility and serving a sentence equates to a lifetime of limitations and continued punishment , oh and so sorry but if you are in immediate danger from an attacker, well hope your female 5'4 , and 120 lb self can out run a bullet or overpower a 250 lb man., Because your life is meaningless now and we think its well deserved to be helpless to protect your own life.😂.
God Bless America! Guess I will save my own ass by vacationing on a Mexican beach while WW3 includes a threat stateside here.

Let me explain something for everybody because I'm having a hard time understanding how people can keep voting for the real criminals in this world and not question anything that they do. It's obvious that the people who vote for these idiots are very limited in their way of thinking. So nobody thinks that a convicted felon should be aloud to own a gun because they are considered to be violent criminals. Now maybe some genius out there somewhere can explain to the world the difference between a convicted felon and someone who legally owns a gun. The only difference is that convicted felons have already committed an act of violence and as for people who legally own guns should be marked for premeditated violent offenders. Either way you look at it people who legally own guns know that if they have to use it there will be a violent outcome. So how is it fair when the guns are already on the playing field . From now on I will not agree to Amy rule or law created by people who think we the people have to obey but those who created the law don't have to obey the law and consider themselves to have QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. BECAUSE WE THE PEOPLE NEVER SAID ANY OFFICIALS HAVE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY AND WE THE PEOPLE MAKE UP THE STATES.

Not a damn thing!!tell the shooter to let you make a quick call to the cops to come pick up some dead bodies because 21 years ago i made a stupid mistake so i don’t have the right to defend myself....america!!

Convicted felons can carry the biggest knife you can carry a long as it's exposed

I'm not worried about it I got a big old knife

Yeah right,they have a gun and they say get a bat. Well, bullets are the best against bats hands down.

Great what do women do so am more susceptible to being raped and theres nothing I can do this needs to change for women

USCCA is garbage insurance you have to look at their stipulations what they only insure you on warning, dire warning do not get USCCA. You will be arrested and locked up for the rest of your life.

The lawyer is a joke,,how does he call himself a pro,,when he don't even know basic stuff in regards to pepper spray laws...smh

Taking rights away indefinitely seems like the equivalent of double jeopardy. American justice system is a joke...

When I was a teenager I got arrested and convicted of selling stolen jewelry and I did my time and I payed everyone back including the state of Florida and that was in 1994 and since 1994 I have never even gotten a speeding ticket in 30+ years now.
Is there any type of gun I can own to protect my elderly mother ?

There are some extremely lethal air guns these days.. just fyi.

It’s crazy that you have to choose between protecting your family of dying of go to prison and leave your family

so bottom line....my fellow Felons, even 30 years after a possession charge, I'm still being told no gun rights., leaving me to legally rely on my wife to be the protector of my family! bogus business!!!

no government can take away your right to own a gun.a right is a right and can not be taken away..i own quite a few firearms and i have 3 minor felonies over the years..

I may be different but also see some comments here that make no sense by felons. Yeah makes no sense at all. Suddenly 20 years later he is "good" (nobody is good) and suddenly wants a gun (where was want years ago?). And suddenly he only did this or that that does not add up to his felony even. Only commits crime occasionly. Loves puppies and small children (maybe too much but even drives a free candy van so can't be all that bad). Let out of jail in a red state last week after a hell of a "weekend holiday!" Lives near you and school grounds. Frequents youth hangouts. And never do they have long rap sheets. Hell most on Cops TV show that say they never been arrested have 30+ charges (cough cough). Some people just don't need guns esp if they can't even tell truth on why they screwed up. I get some stupid things being okay, but many who seek guns aren't who they pretend to be!

Some states classify, "Billy clubs" as "weapons" too.

If felons are too dangerous to be restored their God given RIGHTS upon paying their debt to society then they are too dangerous to let out of prison… can’t have it both ways

In other words most felons are less than American citizens, barely human, call the police when attacked and they can draw chalk lines when they get there in 4 1/2 hours.

What did he mean by Electronic weapons? The obvious is tazer but what else?

this is why they are working so hard to make innocent people into felons with BS laws and crackdowns. basically what you said we could use as felons at that point is "use your fists, good luck!"

At least for home defense it may be beneficial to remember that airguns, crossbows, and black powder based weapons are regulated differently than firearms. As always, check your local listings.

Sometimes I wonder, could a previously convicted (non-violent) felon that served their time sentence in jail/prison and no longer has probation have the right to self defense using a compound bow & arrows or even a crossbow?? Depends on local listings and laws I guess (Tom Grieve's advice).

You can't have your rights taken or give up your rights even if you want to, so it's not a right.

What does inaliable mean?

I built an electrical pulse discharge weapon 600K volts will get anyone’s attention!

Get a black powder revolver. No ffl transfer needed. They can be shipped to your home. There are conversion cylinders available.

What if someone try’s to rob you with peppers spray ,is pepper spray considered a iminient threat

There seems to be a huge consensus that we need to have more felons with guns. We've got one guy on here that's blame in the whole world for his felony and he's a law-abiding citizen, but just part-time. When he's not committing a felony he's a great guy and he deserves to have a gun so he can blame somebody else for his crime next time.

I’m a felon who legally owns firearms. I got a pardon and have since gotten a concealed carry permit. I’d suggest google it in your state