(1) A person is guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon when he possesses, manufactures, or transports a firearm when he has been convicted of a felony, as defined by the . The case was investigated by the ATF Bowling Green Field Office and the Barren River Drug Task Force. On February 3, 2015, in Barren Circuit Court, Sturgeon was convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine, first offense and first-degree possession of a controlled substance, second offense. Barren County Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possessing With Jackson, MS 39201, Jackson: (601) 965-4480 This website is funded in part through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. State law in Kentucky prohibits possession of a firearm by anyone convicted of a felony after July 15, 1994, and possession of a handgun by anyone convicted of a felony after January 1, 1975. Convicted Felon Charged with Illegal Firearm Possession Class C felony punishment includes five to ten years in prison, and a class D felony conviction carries with it a prison sentence of one to five years. Wyatt was convicted in the Municipal Court of Prattville, Alabama, in May 2014, of a misdemeanor crime of Domestic Violence, Third Degree - Harassment. In fact, Pepperdine University Professor Jake Charles recently released a report that found there hasnt been a single successful Second Amendment claim brought against the federal law barring possession of firearms by convicted felons. According to Kentucky Revised Statutes 527.040, you can be charged with the crime of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon if you possess, transport, or manufacture a firearm with a felony conviction from any state or federal court. To spend judicial resources agonizing over which the Court should hang its hat on is little more than spilled ink, she wrote. A felon convicted of possessing a firearm without their firearm rights being restored faces another felony conviction. Possession of firearm by convicted felon - Exceptions. .080 Using restricted ammunition during the commission of a crime -- Exception. Convicted felon accused of trying to pull gun on Metro officers during