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A second chance can have a legal path

Your record is history.
Your future isn’t.

Focused case review for two high-impact goals: restoring federal firearm rights under the renewed § 925(c) process and pursuing expungement or other record relief where the law allows it.

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Start with the facts.

Tell us what happened and what you want to change. We’ll route your intake toward the appropriate next step.

No guarantee of eligibility or result. After submission, you will continue to RyanDRichmond.com.

Two focused practice pathsGun rights restoration + record relief
2026 federal update trackedCurrent § 925(c) rollout information
Jurisdiction-awareFederal and state rules are reviewed separately
No false promisesEligibility and results are never guaranteed
Two problems. Two focused paths.

Choose the outcome you’re pursuing.

FelonJustice.com is designed around the questions people actually ask after a conviction: “Can I legally restore my firearm rights?” and “Can I clear or limit access to my record?”

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Federal + state analysis

Restoration of Gun Rights

The federal § 925(c) process has returned after decades of practical unavailability. The real work is determining whether your facts fit the new standards and whether state restrictions remain.

  • Review the federal prohibitor
  • Map presumptive disqualifiers and timing
  • Organize records, references and application materials
  • Identify separate state-law barriers
Understand the § 925(c) Path
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State-specific record relief

Expungements

Expungement is not one national law. We help frame the right question—expungement, sealing, set-aside, dismissal, pardon or another remedy—based on your conviction and jurisdiction.

  • Identify the exact conviction and court
  • Check waiting periods and excluded offenses
  • Clarify what an order will actually change
  • Separate record relief from firearm eligibility
Review Record-Relief Options
AUG2026
Major federal change: DOJ finalized the renewed § 925(c) firearm-rights restoration program.

The Department says the program is rolling out in stages and its first broader public application window is planned for November 4, 2026. Relief is discretionary and does not override separate state restrictions.

Read the 2026 Guide
A process built for clarity

From uncertainty to an organized case.

Good legal-intake work begins by identifying the exact disability or record consequence before choosing a remedy.

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Identify the record

Conviction statute, court, sentence, completion date, later cases and current state of residence.

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Match the remedy

Federal § 925(c), state restoration, expungement, sealing, set-aside or another jurisdiction-specific option.

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Build the file

Gather the orders, criminal-history records, proof of completion and supporting documents the process actually requires.

Why FelonJustice.com

A second-chance site that respects the details.

We avoid the two traps that make this subject confusing: treating every conviction the same and promising an outcome before the record is reviewed.

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Current federal framework

Content reflects the new 2026 DOJ restoration program, not the decades-old assumption that § 925(c) is unusable.

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Law before marketing

We distinguish the ability to apply from the likelihood of relief and explain presumptive disqualifiers.

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State + federal separation

A federal grant can leave a state restriction intact. A state order may not answer the federal question.

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Actionable intake

The form asks for the details that help determine the next legal question instead of collecting a vague “tell us more.”

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AEO-ready answers

Frequently asked questions.

Short answers first, deeper explanations where the law gets more technical.

Sometimes. Federal law recognizes several routes that may affect a firearm disability, and the Department of Justice now has a renewed 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) process for individualized federal relief. State restrictions can still apply independently.
The Justice Department finalized a new federal firearm-rights restoration rule in August 2026 and announced a staged application rollout through the Office of the Pardon Attorney. Relief is discretionary, not automatic.
No. Section 925(c) relief addresses applicable federal firearm disabilities; it does not erase the underlying conviction and does not automatically remove separate state firearm restrictions.
No. States use different terms and procedures, including expungement, sealing, set-aside, dismissal, certificate relief and pardon. Eligibility depends on the jurisdiction and the conviction history.
Not necessarily. Record relief and firearm-rights restoration are related but separate legal questions. The effect depends on the exact order entered, federal law and the law of the relevant state.
A case number, court, conviction statute, sentence-completion date, probation or supervised-release status, state of residence and a copy of the disposition are useful starting points.
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