Legal Question in Criminal Law in Missouri
i own two guns. my live in boyfriend is a felon who recently called 911 as a suicidal subject. when the deputy arrived, and ran the criminal history for firearms, and found out he was a felon, he took the guns and may or may not press charges. how long do they have to press the charges? and is there anyway to get him out of the charges since they are registered to only me. (this is for the state of Missouri)
1 Answer from Attorneys
The statute of limitation to file charges on a felony crime like this in the State of Missouri is three years. The guns should not have been in the house where a convicted felon resided, so charges are certainly a possibility in this situation. The expected charge would be Unlawful Use of a Weapon if the charges are brought in state court, or possibly even Felon in Possession of a Firearm if the case were brought in federal court.
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