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The Department of Justice restarted federal firearm rights restoration

After 34 years with no working process for individuals. Here is what the rules actually say, when your stage opens, what your state does separately — and who can help. We do not save what you enter.

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Which presumption has the Department published about situations like yours? This tool never says you are eligible, it is not a decision. We do not save what you enter.

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Right now, today, does any one of these describe you?

Still serving any part of a sentence — including probation, parole, community service, or an unpaid fine or restitution balance · awaiting sentencing · in a programme that replaces a conviction · a fugitive · an unlawful drug user (marijuana alone is carved out) · unlawfully present or on a nonimmigrant visa · under a protective order for an intimate partner · required to register as a sex offender for a firearm-disqualifying offence.

Yes — at least one applies to me todayNo — none of these applies to me todayI am not sure

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Which presumption has the Department published about situations like yours? This tool never says you are eligible, it is not a decision. We do not save what you enter.

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State restoration routes

What your state's own remedy is, who decides it, how long it takes, what it costs, and what it does — and does not — do about the separate federal bar. One row for each jurisdiction that we have checked, with its statute and the day we checked it.

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Stage dates and cap status

When each stage opens, how many applications each one takes, and what the Department has said about the fee. Facts about a calendar — not about you.

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