Category: Personal Tales

By Eric . . . To many of us face an up hill battle of getting our rights back, much les getting your FIREARMS rights back. I have been doing just that for over 25 years failure after failure. On May 22nd of this year, I got a letter from the Arizona Superior Court. Getting ANYTHING from the courts is scary for us. That being said, I opened up the letter and i just about lost it ! In the checked box below it says: GRANTING the application to restore civil rights AND right to possess or own a firearm!!! HOLY SHEEET!!! Now what ???

By Ed . . . I am a 76 year old and as each day goes by I become more and more concerned about what the future holds for me. I will not be able to challenge the court system concerning my registry status until I am 96 years old. First thing is I will be lucky if I reach that age, and the second thing is what will be the since of challenging it at that age anyway. The concern that haunts me the most, and I have brought this matter up with my counselor is what will happen if my cognitive state becomes a factor, or my health becomes a factor to where my family no longer will be able to care for me. Nursing homes when doing a back ground check find that you are a registered sexual offender rejects you from there facility. What is the family suppose to do when this matter arises. I have…

By Kreg . . . My name is Kreg w I am a father of 6, a husband, a veteran and a broken man. I lived for the Army at one point in my life. It was my anchor and I honestly believed my purpose. I enlisted knowing I was going to war and I did. I spent at war for 26 months in oif/oef proudly for my country. I served to build something solid for myself, and future family for years, I wore my uniform like it was part of me with a sense of pride—until everything unraveled in one day. I was accused and found guilty of “wrongful sexual contact”. A misdemeanor charge that hit me like a mortar round. It was a soldier, twice my age and twice my size that I had zero interest in, in anyway other than work. that day was April fools day and a day that changed my life and bettered her…

By Crash . . . I have been a registered SO before and I know how many of you here feel. The issue with housing and jobs and what have you. It is definitely not fair and we need organizations such as NARSOL to help make a difference. Many years ago, I had been set up for death by a corrupt detective by the name of Adam Granit somewhere in Florida. I confessed to him and he manipulated me. His blonde assistant allowed him to do it and she even told him on the low, that psyche medication was found in the place. He basically swept that finding under the rug. He went and twisted up his report on me, and he along with the prosecutors got me charged with a boatload of charges regarding images and videos on my PC. The corrupt detective even lied about me “soliciting” a minor girl online, which the prosecutor deliberately played in and…

By Edward . . . The one question I have is, what is the reason to why Pennsylvania does not pay for SVP counseling and polygraph test being it is a mandatory requirement for rehabilitation? Here is Pennsylvania answering that question. ( Pennsylvania generally does not pay for SVP counseling and polygraph examinations because of legal precedent that deems such a requirement as potentially unconstitutional , as it could be seen as punitive and violate certain constitutional protections for individuals classified as SVPs essentially, the state courts have ruled that forcing an SVP to pay for their own monitoring and evaluation could be considered unfair and excessive punishment. They say that the requirement to fully fund SVP counseling and polygraph might violate certain constitutional rights. They also say that this would put a financial burden on taxpayers. There are 901 SVP individuals and a polygraph exam cost is $350.00 per person equals $315,350.00 and average monthly counseling fee is $60.00…

By Pamela . . . Hi I’m Pamela and my story is watching my husband who was military, Steve’s in Iraq and Bosnia for his country went to jail for 9 months in Germany for 35 pictures on internet that one specialist said was under age other specialist said wasn’t. No matter… what’s done is done he paid his dues kicked out of Army, lost retirement, did jail time, did therapy, lost V.A. benefits is considered tier 1 offender and been on registry for 16 years. came home in hopes of starting over and just try to pick up the pieces of his life support his family and get back on track. Though life had a different story for him. He couldn’t get anywhere looking for a job so started working as a painter then found work at a cabinet shop. Life was ok but hard we read that you could get off registry after 15 years of good behavior…

By Danielle . . . I pled guilty to having a sexual relationship with an 18 year old student. My lawyer never explained what that would mean for my and my family’s future. If I had known that we would all be paying for my mistake for years and years, I would have fought it with all I had. The only thing making what I did illegal is the ASSUMPTION that I used my position of “power” to coerce him into a sexual relationship, which was the farthest thing from the truth. Now, ten years later, I have had my rights as a mother stripped from me. I still have custody of my children but I am not allowed to support them the way a mother should. I have never been to a single softball game, school concert, graduation, can’t help support their friendships, and when they call from school because they are sick, I have to tell them to…

By Ed . . . I have followed so many cases that truly showed that the registry on its face is unconstitutional, and the cases presented brought our hopes to the point to where we could finally see reform, and a possibility of the registry abolished. The decisions from the courts took away any and all hopes of any reforms, and continued to state that that it is a civil regulatory process and it is constitutional. Looking back at all the cases that were brought forth in the courts and looking forward, it seems that all avenues have been exhausted. There is reform out there that has been created by the American Law Institute concerning sexual assault. The American Law Institute decided that they needed to go in and revise this because it has not been revised since 1962. They created the sixth edition and it was passed. The revision reads that it would take away the tier system and…

By Ed . . . For those out there that have to do monthly counseling and a yearly polygraph, we have to ask the question is this process a beneficial process or is this a means to make some additional cash. Speaking with other individuals that are locked into this process, not by choice but by a criminal process. The key question that must be asked is that each session is an identical series of questions asked each month, and this is to go on for the rest of the individuals life. Lets look at the restraints that this places on individuals that have to travel long distances to there counseling sessions, and the restraint that is placed on them and there employer. If you miss counseling sessions you will be processed as a criminal and punished and incarcerated. The court system states that polygraph test are not admissible, but yet they are admissible under Megans law, and if for…

By Heath . . . I was released 13 years ago.. only felony conviction on my record. Attempted enticement of a minor over the internet…a sting operation set up by a redneck sheriff hell bent on winning his election. I’ve spent the years since my release in an upward trajectory. I’ve accomplished a lot. Including a great job, public office, and a wonderful wife and kids whom are very involved in their school. Over the years, I’ve supported my kid’s school events from a distance, and have never had an issue when on campus. Principals and school officials knew me personally, as well as the law enforcement that served out little county. That all changed last week. After visiting an open house with my wife and kids, I received a call the next day stating that some parents had complained that I was there and the principal said if I came back on campus I would “be removed.” The principal…