Restoring Gun Rights

[Roscoe010]

Does anyone know what it takes to restore a person's gun rights (privleges) in Minnesota. A buddy of mine had a felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor years ago, but was told that he could not use or possess firearms any longer. No more firearms hunting for him. Is there some way to restore these rights?

[Tom7227]

Here is what I have in a book I wrote a while ago. I can't gaurantee that it is still good law as I am retired and haven't checked recent decions.

If a felony conviction is required under the statute that applies to the case, and the conviction involved a stay of imposition of sentence, the disability from possessing a firearm remains. See State v. Moon, 463 N.W.2d 517 (Minn. 1990). The prohibition is not defeated by an expungement. See Minn. Stat. §609A.03 Subd. 5(d). Nor is it defeated by a pardon extraordinary unless specifically overruled by the pardons board. See Minn. Stat. §638.02 Subd. 2. A felony conviction for a crime of violence that is reduced to a misdemeanor pursuant to Minn. Stat. §609.13 Subd. 1(2) is still a basis for felony charges. State v. Foster, 630 N,W,2d 1 (Minn. App. 2001), State vs.Anderson, 720 N.W.2d 854, (Minn. App. 2006), affirmed Minnesota Supreme Court, June 14, 2007.