If you have a CONVICTION you are a Federally Prohibited Person, even if somehow you got someone to issue a LTC, you would never make it past the 4473 form, and if you bought privately and were ever found to be in possession of the weapon or have access to one you are FUBAR'd
Not if you obtained relief from the FLRB first.
There are instances where MA has issued FID cards to people that were Fed disqualified, it is a Catch 22 situation.
Agreed. But in the light of Caron, it's not advisable to possess any firearms in such a case.
If someone has a first time DWI conviction there must have been other charges involved or they had really lousy counsel, or went in pro se and took it up the backside.
99.9% of all first time DWI's are CWOF'd with drunk school, license suspension, and a stiff fine agreed to.
Not true. The person could have had a long criminal record or a very high breathalyzer that prevented the Judge from allowing a CWOF (or the prosecutor from not agreeing to the plea). Also, a first offense conviction could result from a defendant that brought the case to trial and was found guilty. While I agree that most first offense OUI's result in a CWOF, it's certainly not 99.9%.