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sidearm1:
Just some more information:  The first is from the Federal Register:

"CRS Report for Congress
Firearms Prohibitions and
Domestic Violence Convictions:
The Lautenberg Amendment
October 1, 2001
T.J. Halstead
Legislative Attorney
American Law Division


Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

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Firearms Prohibitions and Domestic Violence
Convictions: The Lautenberg Amendment
Summary
The Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 establishes a
comprehensive regulatory scheme designed to prevent the use of firearms in domestic
violence offenses. To this end, the Amendment prohibits the possession of firearms
by persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, and, relatedly,
prohibits the knowing sale or disposition of any firearm or ammunition to a domestic
violence misdemeanant. Furthermore, the Lautenberg Amendment alters the
traditional public interest exception to the possession of firearms under the Gun
Control Act by making the prohibition applicable to any individual convicted of a
domestic violence misdemeanor, including federal, state, and local law enforcement
officers."

The second one is from an article by JEFF KING:

"The Lautenberg Amendment and Its Effect on Military Service
March 31, 2011 by Jeff King   
Filed under Military Justice
5 Comments
The Lautenberg Amendment is an amendment to the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968. It became effective in 1996 and makes it a felony for anyone convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition. There is no exception for military personnel or military issued weapons. The Amendment also makes it a felony for anyone to sell or issue a firearm or ammunition to a person with such a conviction. This includes commanders and NCOs who furnish weapons or ammunition to servicemembers knowing, or having reason to believe, they have qualifying convictions."

Neither one shows any exception for military or Law Enforcement.  On domestic abuse issues they as any other citizen can get the conviction dismissed if they can show that they were not represented by an attorney, etc.

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