After five years you may be able to possess a firearm at the place you live. You do not get the same rights as someone without a felony conviction.
A common and costly misconception is that gun rights are basically restored after five years. They are not. You still cannot travel with a firearm. After five years, the law generally permits possession only at the place where you live.
People come in believing that because it has been five years since they finished parole, they can drive around with a pistol again, and they are now facing a brand new felony charge. Barrera Defense examines the possession element, the timing, and the location the state is relying on.
Citation: Texas Penal Code §46.04, Unlawful Possession of Firearm
Degree and classification: Third-degree felony base. Class A misdemeanor for certain family-violence or protective-order-related subsections.
Statutory language: A person who has been convicted of a felony commits an offense if he possesses a firearm after conviction and before the fifth anniversary of release, or after that period at any location other than the premises at which the person lives.