Is there a place online where you can find out what class of crime and specific crime belongs to? Like what is a misdemeanor vs. felony? My brother in law was denied a gun purchase for what he thinks is a DWI from over 10 years ago. He says it is a misdemeanor, but he was in the big house. I think it had to be a felony, and should be. Also, is it possible that different states rate the same crime differently?

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Okay, what did you do?.........
Here's a start.
http://www.hmichaelsteinberg.com/violentcrimesglossary.htm
Not all of them..
Here's abbreviations of all of them.
http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/glossary-abbreviations-criminal-background-check.html

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You just need to get on your state website where the statutes are located. Very specifically spelled out there. Cornell's site is also very, very good--lli or something--just go to Cornell Law School and take it from there. Alot of law review articles and SupCo opinions, ect.....

well here in iowa 1st and 2nd offense dwi are i believe serious misdemeaners.its the 3rd offense that is a felony.1st offense gets you 48 hours in jail 2nd gets you 7 days,3rd is at least 3 months.

How about this one.
http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/waleslaw/glossarypage.htm

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PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320

Don't waste time on definitions that are not state specific.