Focused exclusively on restoring firearm rights after a felony conviction.
Gun-rights restoration requires more than clearing a record.
A felony conviction can create overlapping firearm disabilities under federal law and the law of the state where the conviction occurred or where the person now lives. A pardon, set-aside, expungement, restoration of civil rights, or state firearm-rights order can have very different consequences depending on the jurisdiction and the exact language of the relief.
Felon Justice is built around one narrow mission: identifying the lawful route, if one exists, to restore firearm rights after a felony conviction. The review starts with the actual record—not a label such as “old felony” or “nonviolent conviction.” The conviction statute, judgment, sentence-completion date, later criminal history, state of residence, and any prior rights-restoration order all matter.
For federal cases and federal firearm disabilities, the analysis may involve 18 U.S.C. §§ 921(a)(20), 922(g), and the renewed individual-relief process under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c). State law remains a separate layer. That is why the site maintains restoration guides for all 50 states and Washington, D.C., while also providing a detailed federal application-preparation path.
A trial lawyer with a public record of defending constitutional rights.
Robert L. Root III is a state and federal attorney, a principal of the Prison Law Firm, and a strong advocate for the rights of people with felony convictions. Every day, Root and his team stand up for individuals navigating the federal criminal justice system and fight to ensure that a past conviction does not permanently erase a person’s constitutional rights.
Through the Prison Law Firm, Root represents and assists federal prisoners and their families with Bureau of Prisons matters, sentence calculations, administrative remedies, post-conviction issues, reentry concerns, and potential pathways to earlier release.
Root is also a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and of meaningful legal pathways that allow eligible individuals to seek restoration of their firearm rights after completing their sentences and rebuilding their lives.
He earned his B.A. in Political Science and Criminal Justice from Youngstown State University and his J.D. from Widener University School of Law. His work reflects a straightforward principle: people who have served their sentence should have a fair opportunity to reclaim their rights, their future, and their place in society.
The question is not whether someone “deserves” their gun rights back. The question is what the law allows for that record.
No website can promise eligibility or a particular result. A meaningful review identifies the conviction, every applicable firearm disability, the available state or federal relief route, and the evidence needed to support the application.
Start with the actual conviction.
Gather the court, case number, conviction statute, judgment, sentence-completion date, current state of residence, and any prior pardon or rights-restoration order.
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