Ray v. Office of Attorney General

OPINION BY

President Judge PELLEGRINI.

John Ray (Applicant) petitions for review of an order of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of the Office of Attorney General (Attorney General) affirming the Pennsylvania State Police’s (PSP)1 denial of his application to purchase a firearm due to a prior conviction for identity theft. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the order of the ALJ.

In 2004, Applicant pled guilty to two counts of identity theft, each graded as a first degree misdemeanor.2 While a first degree misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment,3 Applicant was…