Are individuals convicted of a felony barred from obtaining and/or carrying any type of firearm[s]?

Restitution of rights for a convicted felon in many states requires a long process and isn't assured and sometimes isn't even possible. When it is possible, it usually don't involve the Governor or a pardon. You'll still be a convicted felon, but you might get the right to vote, and yes sometimes the right to owning a gun back. But without clemency or a full pardon, you can kiss off any idea of obtaining a concealed carry permit....Show more

It is federal law Gun Control Act of 1968. Federal law is pretty much the same from state to state. it is illegal for a convicted felon to purchase or have a fire arm in his/her possession UNLESS the person has obtained a full pardon with restitution of rights from their governor....Show more

Yes.

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). It says that anyone "who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year" is barred from possessing a gun. The only felonies that are not covered by the federal gun ban are 1) those "pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the regulation of business practices, and 2) felony convictions from foreign countries...Show more