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Generally, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) prohibits the shipment, transportation, receipt, or possession
in or affecting interstate commerce of a firearm by one who: has been convicted of a felony or
any other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year (this does not
include State misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment of two years or less), is a fugitive
from justice, is an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, or
narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance, has been adjudicated as a mental defective
or has been committed to a mental institution, has been discharged from the Armed Forces under
dishonorable conditions, has renounced his or her U.S. citizenship, is an alien illegally in
the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa, and/or
is subject to certain restraining orders. Furthermore, Section 922(n) prohibits the shipment,
transportation, or receipt in or affecting interstate commerce of a firearm by one who is
under indictment or information for a felony in any Federal, State or local court, or any
other crime, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. An information is a
formal accusation of a crime verified by a prosecutor. EXCEPTION: A person who has been
convicted of a felony or any other crime, for which the judge could have imprisoned the person
for more than one year, or who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence,
is not prohibited from purchasing, receiving, or possessing a firearm if: (1) under the law of
the jurisdiction where the conviction occurred the person has been pardoned, the conviction
has been expunged or set aside, or the person had their civil rights (the right to vote, sit
on a jury, and hold public office) taken away and later restored; and (2) the person is not
prohibited by the law of the jursidiction where the conviction occurred from receiving or
possessing firearms. Person subject to this exception should mark “no” in the applicable box.