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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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  1. Fox News

    DOJ opens new pathway to restore federal gun rights for certain barred individuals (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Attorney General Todd Blanche launched a new process for Americans barred from possessing firearms to apply for restoration of their federal gun rights.

  2. Bearing Arms

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    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.

  4. BizPac Review

    Trump DOJ zaps gun rights restoration for felons back to life (opens BizPac Review)

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    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 […]

  5. Newsweek

    Trump DOJ Restores Gun Rights Application Process: How Felons Can Apply (opens Newsweek)

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    Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ was introducing a "rigorous, commonsense" process for applicants.

  6. The New Republic

    Trump Moves to Make It Easier for Convicted Felons to Get Guns (opens The New Republic)

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    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.

  7. New York Post

    DOJ finalizes firearm rule to have criminals’ gun rights reinstated (opens New York Post)

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    Attorney General Todd Blanche said they aim to protect “public safety while giving deserving Americans a real path to restoration.”

  8. AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

    DOJ Revives Federal Firearm Rights Restoration After 30-Year Shutdown (opens AmmoLand Shooting Sports News)

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    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.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some people convicted of felonies (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    It's the latest move by President Donald Trump's administration to ease firearms restrictions.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Justice Department opens path to restore gun rights (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    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.

  11. The Hill

    DOJ moves to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies (opens The Hill)

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    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…

  12. FOX8 WGHP

    DOJ moving to restore gun rights for some convicted felons (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    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.

  13. AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

    DOJ Gun Rights Restoration Rule Is a Good Move—But Questions Remain (opens AmmoLand Shooting Sports News)

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    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.

  14. PA Home Page

    DOJ to re-instate gun rights for non-violent felons (opens PA Home Page)

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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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