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It shouldn't surprise you that they ask about your arrest record. It's their job to figure out if you're a habitual law-breaker. Convictions aren't the only issue. You could get arrested for some heinous stuff multiple times and never get convicted. All that would mean is that you could afford a good lawyer. We could argue all day long about whether or not it should be legal, but it is. It's a background check...they are gonna turn over every stone they can find, just in case you've got something buried somewhere. I wouldn't recommend hiding anything, because they WILL find out regardless...doesn't even matter if it's a juvenile offense..."sealed" records aren't really sealed...they're just harder to find. Most of the applications that I've filled out (home state plus a number of non-resident CCW applications) will tell you, in bold print exactly which law you're breaking if you lie...it's usually called "filing a false instrument". In my neck of the woods it's a Class A misdemeanor.
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