My daughter lives on a ranch in the middle of nowhere. She has no criminal background whatsoever. Can she still own a shotgun if there is a person living in the house that has a felony in his background?

She can own one, but it will have to be in a locked safe, where the felon has no access to it at all.

No, there can be no firearm on the property where the felon lives.

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Originally Posted by tallyhoh

Can she own a gun or not? Does anybody know the answer?

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Hello t:

Yes. She didn't lose her Second Amendment rights just because there's a felon in the house. If anybody gets into trouble because of the gun, it's NOT going to be her.

excon

It really depends on the State. Here where I live there cannot be a firearm on the premises where felon resides.

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Originally Posted by J_9

It really depends on the State. Here where I live there cannot be a firearm on the premises where felon resides.

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Hello J:

That would be true until some citizen challenges it. Tennessee IS still part of the good ole US of A, isn't it? Here, in THIS country, people intrinsically HAVE a Second Amendment right. It ISN'T lost because a felon is nearby. In fact, it ISN'T lost even when a felon is very close. Indeed, it ISN'T lost at all.

Let me ask you this; if somebody in your state got busted for a firearm being ON the premises where a felon resides, who would it be? The felon or the citizen? I assert that what a felon CAN'T do, doesn't trump what a citizen CAN do.

And, I ain't changing my mind...

excon

I'm not disagreeing with you Exy. But if there is a firearm in or on the dwelling where the felon resides, and the felon is aware of the possession, he/she can be detained because they are considered in possession of a firearm, whether it is theirs or not.

Not all states require firearms to be registered to certain individuals. My state is one.