Owning a firearm w/ a restraining order

**kmitnick32** · August 19th, 2012, 12:36 AM

Hi,

There have been a lot of burglaries in my city recently, I've been looking into acquiring my firearm.

My ex-girlfriend put in a restraining order against me, I believe it is a PFA (Protection From Abuse).

Will I able to purchase a firearm with a restraining order against me? Please let me know. Thank you.

**mollymayhem82** · August 19th, 2012, 01:15 AM

In a word, no. If you actually read the PFA, you would have seen the part where it says you're federally prohibited from owning,shooting, or otherwise having access to firearms,including blackpowder guns.

**kmitnick32** · August 19th, 2012, 04:33 AM

Will I be able to possess a firearm once the PFA expires?

**Curmudgeon** · August 19th, 2012, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by kmitnick32

Will I be able to possess a firearm once the PFA expires?

Yes, provided you are not otherwise prohibited. The PFA restriction only lasts as long as the PFA is in effect.
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**ABNR** · August 19th, 2012, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by kmitnick32

Hi,

There have been a lot of burglaries in my city recently, I've been looking into acquiring my firearm.

My ex-girlfriend put in a restraining order against me, I believe it is a PFA (Protection From Abuse).

Will I able to purchase a firearm with a restraining order against me? Please let me know. Thank you.

So you're worried about burglaries and you have a PFA against you?

**MARINE DIVISION TWO** · August 19th, 2012, 10:04 AM

Not till it expire,usually 1 year or totally dismissed the person who iniated the POA cannot recind it,only a Judge and they as a rule will err on the side of caution,good luck.

**tonyfac** · August 19th, 2012, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by ABNR

So you're worried about burglaries and you have a PFA against you?

you may not know the whole story. my cousin had a bitch ex that would file one at least 2x a year, just to piss him off and to stop him from entering the apartment they both shared. she was an alcoholic and a nut case and they eventually split.

**kmitnick32** · August 19th, 2012, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by tonyfac

you may not know the whole story. my cousin had a bitch ex that would file one at least 2x a year, just to piss him off and to stop him from entering the apartment they both shared. she was an alcoholic and a nut case and they eventually split.

Sounds like my current ex.

**Xringshooter** · August 19th, 2012, 05:07 PM

If the PFA is wholly unfounded, get a lawyer and take her to court. If the judge finds the PFA is frivolous he will toss it and that will make it tougher for her to keep trying to get these put against you.

If the PFA has any truth to it, then you must abide by the PFA which means you cannot buy a gun. It also means that you must get rid of ANY guns you already own. This can be done as simply as by having a trusted person store them for you so that you have absolutely no access to them. Your local police or sheriff have the formal paperwork to do this.