Concealed weapons permit after a misdemeanor 3 drug paraphernalia conviction

[Bikers56flh]

Hello I live in Northampton county. I am 66 years old. I had a valid canceled weapons permit for over 30 years , after a arrest of a drug paraphernalia charge resulting in a class 3 misdemeanor conviction ,nine months probation, weekly random drug testing, fines and community service all completed successfully on schedule seven years ago Would I be successful having a concealed application accepted ? At the time of my arrest I had a valid permit no firearm in my possession and was never told my permit was not valid or to turn it in. I just let it expire expecting the worse

[bogey1]

Depends if in your county there is a character clause.
Other than that, you probably need to hire a lawyer to scrub your
record out of the system, then reapply.
I'm a bricklayer, not a lawyer

[gnbrotz]

Depends if in your county there is a character clause.

The legal requirements are uniform across the state, and dictated by Statute. In my opinion, the OP is prohibited from obtaining a ltcf while the conviction is on his record. He will need a pardon and expungement if he wishes to legally carry in the future.

[GunLawyer001]

Gnbrotz is correct that the OP cannot get an LTCF with any drug conviction on his record.

However, a pardon will take 4 years, and is not certain. There's another option for the OP, that takes about the same time but is almost certain to succeed.

[bogey1]

The legal requirements are uniform across the state, and dictated by Statute. .

Thanks, did not know that.

[Bikers56flh]

Thanks to all that replied to my question. Maybe there will be time in the next life to get it right. I consider myself lucky loosing only the concealed carry privilege as the outcome could have been different. Plus my permit was never revoked, I just never reapplied and now I do not plan to. I always say by the time you learn all the rules your to old to play

[buxbandit]

If it were me Biker, I'd hire an attorney and go from there. My right to carry is one thing I wouldn't give up without a fight. Good luck