Dui?

[Dr_Fwd]

...and that you know of nothing that would bar said individual from legally possessing a firearm.

that's what I don't know...

[Tristan]

Then you're good to go.
Like I said, it's not your job nor your duty. You are not expected to be a lawyer nor a cop.
If you don't know, then you don't know. You certainly can't and would not be held accountable for that. The prosecution would have to prove knowledge on your part. That is usually pretty hard, even with some "slam dunk" cases I've seen.

[scratchy]

Go to the CBI website. Have a credit card handy. You can run a background check on yourself for (I think) under $10. Very useful tool. Also, Lexis-Nexis will provide a deeper search (gets civil filings too) I forget how much I paid.

[Dr_Fwd]

Frankly, I'm gonna do it via FFL any way, it'll make me feel safe...

[Tristan]

Why?! So what?!
Why does everybody suddenly think it's their job to play cop? Do the gun-grabbing libbies have you all so afraid of your own shadows? This is silly. This is AMERICA. We are FREE.

[Tristan]

Frankly, I'm gonna do it via FFL any way, it'll make me feel safe...

There's something to be said for that.
However, it's unnecessary.

[Dr_Fwd]

There's something to be said for that.
However, it's unnecessary.

you see, those 2 years in prison messing up the whole situation here....

[RobertB]

Then you're good to go.
Like I said, it's not your job nor your duty. You are not expected to be a lawyer nor a cop.
If you don't know, then you don't know. You certainly can't and would not be held accountable for that. The prosecution would have to prove knowledge on your part. That is usually pretty hard, even with some "slam dunk" cases I've seen.

You sure about that? What about that "ignorance of the law is no excuse" phrase?

Other folks are advising reasonable precaution; you're advocating he loudly sing "Mary had a little lamb" and pretend he couldn't know about this potentially illegal act. That's not good advice.

It's kind of like checking your backstop. "I didn't know" just doesn't hold up all that well as an excuse.

[Marlin]

Yep,, Kind of have to agree with Robert.. Pleading ignorance didn't help that dude that sold the guns to Klebold and Harris used at Columbine..

[RobertB]

Looking at something else, I came across a tidbit related to the situation at hand over at RMGO:

18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (g):
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or
having reasonable cause to believe that such person -
(1) is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

Since the original post stated the man had been in jail for 2 years, he would have reasonable cause to believe it could be against the law. Have it checked.