If someone is a convicted felon?

You would have to access to the firearm in the first place, so the argument fails. Stay away from anyone who could conceivably be carrying a firearm in an illegal capacity, or you deserve to go back to prison. Once you are a convicted felon, life isn't fair. Too bad.

Well for one, it depends on what happens in the courtroom, and if the lawyers do a good or bad job at what they present to the jury...

The jury might not have the right information, or be bought off by someone, the judge might be evil or prejudiced if there is no jury, and just want to incarcerate the person.

In any case, I don't know, but me personally, that is kind of hard to say. Not all people who have a felony with a gun have an evil purpose in mind with it, which I think is the logic behind 'no felons are allowed to have guns,' but in the case you presented he didn't do anything that i would want to send him to jail for.

So, I personally do not know, but I think there could be something either way.

However if it was likely that he would have died and he just randomly found a gun to use then I think that it is more likely to be trumped than if he had bought it a year ago and was carrying it around.

Rob

The felon would be convicted. The circumstances don't matter -- convicted felons may not own, possess, or use firearms at all, regardless of the situation. Bear in mind also that it's illegal for a convicted felon to knowingly stay or co-habitate with someone who has a firearm in the house -- that constitutes access to a firearm.

If Person A is legally restricted from owning or possessing a firearm and Person A is caught with a firearm....they are going to be convicted for possessing said firearm.

I would say if you disarmed the other person & used that gun to defend yourself you MIGHT be okay, but I think the lesson here would be to stay out of situations and out of the company of people who would place you in "imminent" danger.

confictedfelon access to a firearm.you are a felon and a felon can not touch a fire arm the last I heard.

Generally the law is supposed to be a neutral arena, as stated in the constitution...

But generally the lawkeepers will be biased against someone with a previous felony.