Actualy, Powderman, I have afriend in Md.which is NOT a gun friendly state, who does have a conviction on Domestic abuse, albeit a minor one, and he IS allowed to own his guns and IS allowed to buy ammo. I will say that his daughter stabbed his mother and he hit her and hurt her wrist getting the Phillips screwdriver out of her hand, but he was convicted of child abuse for doing so. Go Figure. I'd have shot the little -----.Sorry Mods