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Originally Posted by litlewolf2
The Gun Control Act is a Federal Law. You do not have to be convicted under a Federal law in order for it to take effect.
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Correct. It is a Federal law, and it does apply to convictions in either Federal or state court.
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Once it has taken effect despite the fact that the charge has been lowered below felony status it still remains in effect. That is one of the reasons for the petition and things need to change.
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The law obviously remains in effect, but the law says if your civil rights have been restored by the state that convicted you, the law no longer considers you to be a prohibited person.
There certainly should be funding for the Federal restoration of rights process, I won't argue with that. But the bottom line is, YOU DON'T NEED IT. According to you, your state has restored your rights. You are good to go. There is NOTHING the Federal government can do for you.
Please read what I quoted from the BATFE FAQ. If that's not enough for you, the FAQ gives the citation to the full Federal law -- look that up and read the law.