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Law Office of Peter F. Goldscheider | Peter Goldscheider
As long one was not for a felony DUI you should be okay.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 2/6/2012
Law Office of Thomas F. Mueller | Thomas Mueller
You are not a felon unless the D.A. charged you with an injury DUI. A simple second offense DUI is still a misdemeanor.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/5/2012
Bonilla Cintean, LLP | Alin Cintean
If the DUIs were both misdemeanors and have not otherwise suffered a felony conviction, you are not considered a felon. While you may have some difficulties with a background check, you should not be prohibited from buying a handgun.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Office of Martina Vigil | Martina A. Vigil
In California, DUI convictions are considered as misdemeanors unless there was an accident resulting in great bodily injury or other aggravating circumstances.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Office of Edward J. Blum | Edward J. Blum
Depends on whether they are felony DUIs. Remember as of January 1, your license can be suspended for 10 years if one of the priors is a felony.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Office of Mark Bruce | Mark Corwin Bruce
You are only a felon if you are convicted of a felony. The third DUI can be a felony, if the DA files it as such and the defendant pleads to felony DUI. The second felony, if there are no injuries, is a misdemeanor. What did you plead to? If not a felony, then you have no felony consequences.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Rizio & Nelson | John W. Bussman
Are either one of them felonies? There's your answer.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Offices of William W. Burns | William W. Burns
If they are misdemeanor DUI's, No, you have not incurred a felony.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Office of Joe Dane | Joe Dane
You're not a felon if your two DUIs were standard ones. The only way a DUI can be a felony is if there are injuries as the result of a collision or if you have three priors within 10 years. You should be eligible to purchase a firearm. If you want to check yourself before you go try to make the purchase, you can do a firearms eligibility check on yourself through the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Hammerschmidt Broughton Law | Mark A. Broughton
If those two prior DUIs were only misdemeanors then you do not have a felony.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Robert Mortland | Law Office of Robert Mortland
You are still able to buy a handgun with 2 dui's so long as you did not have a felony dui or any restrictions relating to guns. Most likely, you are able to buy a handgun.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Office of Jeff Yeh | Jeff Yeh
No you are not a felon if the 2 DUI's are misdemeanors, and yes you can buy a handgun assuming you have nothing else going on.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
The Law Office of Harry E. Hudson, Jr. | Harry E. Hudson, Jr.
I do not think that a DUI or even 2 will prevent you from legally possessiong a weapon per state law. I have no opinion re federal law.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Law Offices of Phil Hache | Phil Hache
If your DUI convictions were only misdemeanors, then no, they would not change to a felony simply because there are 2 convictions. Most 1st and 2nd offense DUI's are misdemeanors, Unless there was an accident causing bodily injury on one or both of the DUI's.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Wallin & Klarich: A Law Corporation | Paul Wallin
No, not unless either of the DUI's were felonies.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
Dennis Roberts, a P.C. | Dennis Roberts
Yes. As long as you do not have a felony conviction you are not prohibited from buying or having guns.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
The Chastaine Law Office | Michael Chastaine
If the DUI's were not felonies, you are not a convicted felon
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 1/4/2012
