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Not me, but from a friend. I have linked him to the firearms attorneys on this board. Here is his story, names and town removed: He had a restraining order (RO) issued on him from a messy divorce 6 or so years ago.
Last night I had my appointment with the firearms officer in XXX who denied me a LTC (period). They said the decision was not in the chief’s hands, that it is an automatic denial because I had a RO issued against me at one time. (It’s long been vacated.) They said there is an appeals process which I need to follow and should I choose to do so, They (name removed) will process my application into the state with my check for $100. Apparently, all my background checks were completed and references checked.
I asked specifically why I was being denied since I no longer had an RO and the decision lay at the sole discretion of the chief. They indicated that the chief did not have the sole discretion to grant me the license. When I asked about how the RO impacted the decision, the response I received was that “the fact that the judge continued the RO after the hearing, 10 days after it was first issued” was the issue. They said apparently the judge felt it was necessary to continue. Not that it was in place for 2 or 3 years at all but simply the fact that the RO came to be after the initial hearing.
Comments please and my friend will contact an attorney
Last night I had my appointment with the firearms officer in XXX who denied me a LTC (period). They said the decision was not in the chief’s hands, that it is an automatic denial because I had a RO issued against me at one time. (It’s long been vacated.) They said there is an appeals process which I need to follow and should I choose to do so, They (name removed) will process my application into the state with my check for $100. Apparently, all my background checks were completed and references checked.
I asked specifically why I was being denied since I no longer had an RO and the decision lay at the sole discretion of the chief. They indicated that the chief did not have the sole discretion to grant me the license. When I asked about how the RO impacted the decision, the response I received was that “the fact that the judge continued the RO after the hearing, 10 days after it was first issued” was the issue. They said apparently the judge felt it was necessary to continue. Not that it was in place for 2 or 3 years at all but simply the fact that the RO came to be after the initial hearing.
Comments please and my friend will contact an attorney