Glen Prince Chicago Gun Case: Seventh Circuit Reinstates Federal Felon-in-Possession Charge
Direct Answer: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled on April 2, 2026, that the federal felon-in-possession law, 18 U.S.C. § […]
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DOJ Updates Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Fingerprint Process: What FFRR Applicants Need to Know
Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Update | September 24, 2026 The U.S. Department of Justice has updated its official instructions for submitting electronic fingerprints as […]
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56 Celebrity Felony Cases: Could Federal Gun Rights Restoration Apply?
There is no honest way to say that a celebrity—or anyone else—will receive federal firearm-rights restoration from a headline alone. DOJ now uses current-status, […]
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Federal Firearms Restoration Checklist: Documents Needed to Apply Under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c)
A federal firearms restoration application is document-heavy. Before applying, most applicants should gather criminal-history records, conviction documents, sentencing records, proof that all sentence requirements […]
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Fifth Circuit Reopens Challenge to Federal Felon Gun Ban After Justice Thomas Questions § 922(g)
A federal appeals court has reopened a constitutional challenge that could become important far beyond one Louisiana firearm case. In United States v. Squire, […]
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10 Famous People in American History Who Had Federal Gun Rights Restored by Presidential Pardon
Presidential pardons have been used throughout American history to remove legal consequences from federal convictions. For firearm law, the effect can be especially important. […]
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Second Amendment Cases at the Supreme Court That Could Expand Felon Gun Rights
The Supreme Court is heading into its September 28, 2026 conference with an unusually large cluster of petitions asking the same basic Second Amendment […]
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Why Does Restitution Have to Be Paid Before Federal Gun Rights Restoration?
One of the most surprising parts of DOJ’s new federal firearm-rights restoration program is the treatment of unpaid restitution and other criminal monetary obligations. […]
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DOJ Requires 3 Character References for Gun Rights Restoration: What If You Don’t Have Three?
One of the most personal parts of the new federal firearm-rights restoration process is the requirement for three character references. For some applicants, the […]
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DOJ’s 25-Year Residential and Arrest Record Requirement for Gun Rights Restoration
The new federal firearm-rights restoration process asks applicants to do something that can be surprisingly time-consuming: reconstruct a long record of where they lived […]
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