Can I own a registered gun although my husband is a convicted felon of drug possession? 45 Answers as of February 13, 2012

Yes you can own it but you can not have it in the house.

Your husband's situation does not inhibit your rights. As long as he is not under any restrictions preventing him from living where a gun may be present, your ownership should not have an impact on him.

You can own a registered hand gun regardless of your husband being a convicted felon. However, your husband cannot own or otherwise be in possession of a gun. If you live in the same house, this may pose problems for him, especially if he is able to access the gun. If he is on probation, it can also cause issues that may find him to have violated the terms of his probation.

You have the right to own a weapon, I safety I would get a trigger lock and keep the key on your key chain and in your dresser drawer just in case the police come to call when you're not home.

If the hand gun is found in the residence and/or vehicle in which your husband is present he could and would be charged with a crime.

You can own a gun even if your husband is a felon. You need to be very careful, though and make sure it is kept far away from your husband. Even though it is your gun, if he is in possession of it, he could be arrested.

If you own a gun and it is in your home your husband would be in constructive possession and that is a felony. Unless you live in another house you are risking having him charged with a felony that could result in a long prison term. You do not need a gun, try fishing instead.

Your husband's record has nothing to do with what you can/cannot do. It's irrelevant.

Your husband runs the risk of being considered in constructive possession of the gun if you keep it in your home.

You should be able to obtain a valid FOID card, however, if you are living with this convicted felon, you cannot possess a weapon in the same household he resides. This is nothing against you personally, but if the police should ever go to your residence and discover that your husband lives there and a weapon is present, they can charge with with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, and he probably will end up going to priosn.

Your husband's convictions has no bearing on your right to purchase a gun.

It is an individual matter. You are entitled to own a gun.

Only if your husband cannot access the gun. The cleaner way to go about this would be for him to get the conviction vacated and dismissed if he is eligible. Guns are not registered in Washington State but as I have indicated, if you and your husband both have access to the gun, he can be charged with felon in possession of a firearm so make darned sure he can't get the gun under any circumstances until he gets his felony vacated.

If YOU are not a convicted felon yes you can own a gun. BUT you'd better keep it in a lock box where the only key is outside of the house like with your parents or a sibling. Make damn sure his prints are NOT on the gun.

You can own a gun but your husband can't be in possession until his gun rights are restored. In other words, precautions have to be taken such that your husband does not have access to a gun. An attorney can help your husband get his gun rights restored assuming certain requirements have been met.

The gun prohibition only applied to your husbandbut if he is near guns it could result in an unfavorable inference and he is certainly eligible to ask to have his right to possess a firearm restored.

You can own a registered handgun, but he cannot use, own or possess one, and, frankly, should not even have access to one. This creates a dangerous situation for him if the gun is found in a way that law enforcement can insinuate that he possessed it in some way.

As long as you have a valid permit to possess a firearm I don't see any violation of law. But if you leave your weapon in a place where he may be legally, presumptively, or factually in possession of it, he may very well be charged with Illegal Possession of a Weapon if he does not have a legal right to possess it.

You can't have a gun in the house where you live with your husband. He will be deemed to be in constructive possession and charged.

You can own a gun, but until your husband has his right to possess a firearm restored by the court, then he cannot. If you are living in the same home and there is a gun in that home, there could be problems for your husband. Your husband may be eligible to have his right restored. He should consult with an attorney.

You can own a gun. But beware of The law of joint per constructive possession which may attribute the gun to your husband. A good case on this issue came down earlier this week.

You can own a firearm but you will want to store somewhere that he will not be able to be in contact with it unless you are certain his rights have been restored.

Nothing to stop you from owning a legal weapon. However you should check on whether your husband can live in a home where a gun is located.

Not if he resides with you,and has access to the gun.

Yes, you can own the gun as an unconvicted spouse.

You may own any weapon you like, your husband, however, cannot have them in his possession or in the home where he resides.

A gun in your household is looking for trouble. Your husband's probation is irrelevant. He is a convicted felon for both Federal and State offenses that make it criminal for a convicted felon to possess any firearm. The presence in your home has the potential for problems. See a lawyer as to how you might want to proceed.

The status of your husband should not effect your ability to own a firearm. However, you husband cannot own or possess a firearm. If the storage of your firearm allows access by your husband he can be seen as in violation. If you owned the firearm, but it was kept at the residence of another, assuming your husband did not have access to that residence, it should be fine. Additionally, if the firearm is kept lock in a safe in which your husband does not have the combination, it should be sufficient. The key is access, not your ownership.

You can own the gun. You may possess the gun. But consider that he cannot possess. Unless the gun is in someway made your separate property he automatically possesses it [community property]. Even if you solve that problem, its presence any place he is entitled to be would be treated as his possession by authorities.

You can own a gun and possess it. Your Husband cannot have access to it. It must be under lock and key or a combination that he does not know or have access to. Having said that they can still arrest him if the authorities find out a convicted felon is in the house where there is a gun. However, I think he would be found not guilty if the gun, was in a safe, in a room the Husband did not have access to.

Having the gun in the house is risky, although if the gun is under lock and key and clearly registered to you as long as he is not in possession such as being seen holding it or otherwise in control of the gun a case can be made he is not violation. I would recommend not having the gun in the house with your husband unless there is a professional reason you need to.

you can own and possess the gun your husband is not allowed to touch or be in possession of the gun. keep it with your things, including all ammo etc. At no time should any part of it have his fingerprints on it because he has a felony conviction, he will never be allowed to possess or touch any gun.

Probably not. Unless he reinstated his gun rights he is probably still a prohibited possessor. I would not keep a gun in the house until he is sure he has his gun rights restored.

You can own a gun, but he cannot. And it's a very fine line if a gun is in the house. Better to be safe than sorry because he could get in a lot of trouble as a felon in possession of a weapon. But ultimately your decision.

Unless a court has in anyway precluded you from owing a gun, you can own a gun. If you question is concerning your husband, he may or may not own, possess or control a gun. Keep any gun you own locked and not in his control.