DOJ to re-instate gun rights for non-violent felons
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(WBRE/WYOU)— The Department of Justice has finalized a rule allowing certain convicted felons to regain their right to legally own firearms. The policy change applies exclusively to individuals convicted of non-violent felonies. Under the new rule, firearm rights restoration is not guaranteed.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche launched a new process for Americans barred from possessing firearms to apply for restoration of their federal gun rights.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Monday that the Justice Department (DOJ) was reviving a process by which those who lost gun rights due to criminal convictions could […]
President Trump is making it easier for convicted felons to regain their gun rights. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a new regulation Monday that allows convicted felons to apply to restore their access to guns.
The Justice Department is reopening the federal firearm-rights restoration process after more than 30 years. The final rule establishes application requirements, presumptive disqualifications, judicial review, and a marijuana exception following the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v.
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who've been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.
The Justice Department (DOJ) has finalized a way for people convicted of certain, nonviolent felonies to restore their gun rights, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday. It’s a move that will placate gun rights advocates who’ve been at odds with the administration over its continued defe…
The Justice Department (DOJ) has finalized a way for people convicted of certain, nonviolent felonies to restore their gun rights, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday.
The Justice Department has finalized a long-awaited process allowing eligible Americans to seek restoration of their federal firearm rights. Applications will open in stages, and questions remain about consistency, transparency, and whether the program will survive a future administration.
(WBRE/WYOU)— The Department of Justice has finalized a rule allowing certain convicted felons to regain their right to legally own firearms. The policy change applies exclusively to individuals convicted of non-violent felonies. Under the new rule, firearm rights restoration is not guaranteed.
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