DOJ opens new pathway to restore federal gun rights for certain barred individuals

Attorney General Todd Blanche and the DOJ have finalized a new rule establishing a pathway for individuals barred from possessing firearms due to criminal convictions to apply for the restoration of their federal gun rights. This process allows certain people convicted of felonies to seek reinstatement of their legal right to own firearms. Second Amendment advocates view this development as a victory, as they have long pushed for nonviolent individuals with felony convictions to regain these specific legal rights.