DOJ Revives Federal Firearm Rights Restoration After 30-Year Shutdown

For the first time in more than three decades, Americans who’ve lost their gun rights will have a federal way to try to get them back. Attorney General Todd Blanche has finalized a regulation reviving the long-dormant firearm-rights restoration process, according to AmmoLand Shooting Sports...

By Alta ML

Clear Winners? Translucent AR-15 Magazines

For the better part of the last two decades, polymer AR-15 magazines have dominated the market, as most clearly represented by Magpul’s PMAG introduced back in 2007.  Since then, polymer magazines have evolved substantially, and you can now find every capacity, feature, and color you can t...

By Ryan Domke

Federal Portal Opens Soon for Citizens Seeking Second Amendment Rights Restoration

The Department of Justice officially launched its online application portal through the Office of the Pardon Attorney, allowing qualifying individuals with non-violent records to formally petition for the restoration of their federal firearm rights. The program resolves decades of administrative ...

By Brandon Curtis

DOJ Gun Rights Restoration Rule Is a Good Move—But Questions Remain

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.

By David Codrea

DOJ Revives Federal Firearm Rights Restoration After 30-Year Shutdown

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. ...

By John Crump

DOJ Withholds Rights Restoration Records Citing Privacy Concerns

The Justice Department says records tied to firearm rights restoration decisions must remain hidden for privacy reasons. But if ordinary citizens are expected to petition for relief, they deserve to know what standards DOJ is actually using.

By David Codrea

One Old Misdemeanor, a Lifetime Gun Ban, and the Iowa Ruling That Just Ended It

DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a felony conviction built on a lifetime firearm ban, ruling that the indefinite prohibition could not survive the strict scrutiny that Iowa voters wrote into the state constitution in 2022. In a 5-2 decision filed June 26, the court reverse...

By Luke McCoy