I'd have never known ...

[jon_norstog]

last week when I went to buy a new elk rifle, I filled in the forms and the clerk at Doc's in Pocatello dialed up the number. He came back and said there was a "hold" on my paperwork. That's cool, I had plenty of other things to do over the 4th besides sort out a new rifle. Then I thought about it ... the same thing happened 2 years ago when I bought that Krag from Ron Peterson in Albuquerque.

Today I called the state police to find out what the deal was. The lady who answered said there wasn't anything in Idaho, maybe it was federal. She asked what else there could be ... I mentioned that misdemeanor property damage I pled to 22 years ago in AZ, I beat up a balky ATM on a cold winter night, another story.

As it turns out, the original arrest had been for felony property damage. I got an attorney and he pled it down to a misdemeanor, I paid for the damage and that was that. I thought. There it still is, a felony bust, on my record. I called Coconino County and they said I could get it expunged by petitioning the court of record.

I always wondered why things would be moving along on a job application, a loan, etc, and then all of a sudden no one would answer my calls.

I guess I owe ATF for uncovering this for me. I'd have never known otherwise.

jn

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.