Can a felon hunt with a black powder gun?

My husband loves to hunt. He recently got charged for stealing from the railroad.That has made him a felon. I know he can hunt with a bow, but can he hunt with a black powder gun?Can a felon hunt with a black powder gun?
i beive any black powder weapon can be bought with no resctions but there are a few states that prohibit this. so call the local police for their rules. good luck huntingCan a felon hunt with a black powder gun?
For the most part, yes, he can. Ignore the idiots in the first couple of answers.





The Feds do not consider black powder guns to be firearms. There is no federal regulation that would prohibit a felon from owning or using one.





State regulations are a different matter. There are some states that do prohibit felons from owning or using black powder. You should contact both your local Department of Land and Natural Resources and the local police to be safe.
Yes. According to a relative, who is a Federal Probation and Parole officer with 30+ years experience in law enforcement, he can hunt with a muzzle loading long gun (rifle or shotgun). However, he cannot, under any circumstances, even posses or be around a black powder pistol, or any modern firearm.


Unfortunately, this means you, yourself, can't even own a modern gun and keep it in the same house with him, and he can't even ride along with friends who are hunting with modern rifles, handguns, or shotguns.


Please, though, contact your local authorities. This relative of mine says the problem is that many of them don't know that it is perfectly legal for him to hunt with black powder long guns, so you need to get their opinions first.


If they disagree, do some research online and present them with evidence so they know not to arrest your husband or anyone else doing this.
Good question! I am not exactly sure, but when you go to purchase a black powder firearm they do not do a background check. They just hand you the gun and point you to the register (in Louisiana). But then again things are done ';a little different down here';, to say the least.





Hope this helps.





Come to think of it I also bought one in Missouri at the bass pro shop and they did the same thing, just handed me the gun. (black powder of course and I told the guy I was a louisiana resident). He said it didn't matter.





Charged or Convicted --- ';Innoncent to proven guilty';, but this is the country of hope and change----





';Guilty till Proven otherwise';.
It depend on the state. Here we have a violent felon clause limiting a violent felon to not posses any firearm (any thing that expels a projectile with the aid of an explosion). That includes a potato gun!
So your husbands a train robber? That's cool
a convicted felon is not supposed to be in possesion of a gun...what part of that is not clear?


If you are a first time offender, you could likley get your rights re-instated and get your conviction expunged, a long process but worth it...
I hope not