An Army veteran who fired from tanks and used all sorts of weapons during his 22 years of service was recently denied in his attempt to buy a handgun from his local Walmart in Tomball, Texas. Ron Kelly was on Fox and Friends this morning, telling Anna Kooiman his story.

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Kelly, who retired from the Army in 1993, said he was concerned about the possible implementation of restrictive gun laws and wanted a handgun for self defense in his home.

He could not purchase the firearm because of a federal law pertaining to prior arrests. As it turns out, Kelly was sentenced to a year of probation in 1971 in North Carolina for misdemeanor possession of a small amount of marijuana.

The FBI told him the local police didn't even have a record of his case anymore, and that they believed the issue could be resolved in Kelly's favor. But Kelly is concerned that these types of situations are happening to other people who are not seeing any resolution.

"This law may have been with the best intentions, but they've messed it up really bad," said Kelly.

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