Can a felon own a gun under any circumstances?
I'm typing a paper for law school on a scenario in which a convicted felon is pacing outside a store, and a cop finds him suspicious. He approaches him, Terry Firsks him and notices he has a gun in his pocket. The question is:
Is the gun admissible under any circumstances?
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yes - a felon can own a gun illegally
you did not provide enough information to indicate the circumstances under which the cop found the individual 'suspicious' - there are specific things that must happen in order for a cop to legally frisk someone, acting suspicious could fall under that scope, but it also could not.
if the search was warranted, then yes, the gun is admissible, if not, then no it is not.
Depends on what you mean by convicted felon. If after they serve a sentence and many years elapsed, they may be able to do so. Like a 70 year old that was convicted in say the 1970s might be able to have a firearm on their ranch/rural, but not in a city. It varies by State and local gun laws
It really depends. My buddy was arrested for a 2nd DUI which makes him a felon, however, he made a plea deal with the DA saying that when he was off probation and in 5 years (after his probation period), he would legally be allowed to carry a gun again. (There may have been more restrictions placed, and I didnt read the entire plea deal, but thats what I got out of it)
So its a slippery slope. It is possible for a felon to legally carry a gun, but that purely depends on any deals that may have been passed when the plea was entered.
Only under extremely rare circumstances a Judge may give a Felon special carry rights but extremely rare
Not that I know of. That being said, they can easily and legally buy an unregistered firearm from a gun show.