US EditionDOJ creating path for people with criminal convictions to own guns again
- The Department of Justice announced a plan to restore gun rights to some former convicts, as noted in an interim final rule published on Wednesday.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi stated the DOJ will seek to create a new process for this restoration, but specific criteria are yet to be defined.
- Elizabeth G. Oyer, a former DOJ attorney, was fired after refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson's gun rights be restored due to his domestic violence conviction.
- Gun rights activists have long sought restoration for non-violent felons, emphasizing that disqualifications should be based on individual behavior.
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Gemtech Abyss 7.62 Suppressor Under Pam Bondi’s leadership, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) was supposed to take a hard look at cases that might have affected an American’s Second Amendment rights. Now, in a recent case out of Texas, the DOJ argued that the Second Amendment does not protect suppressors. The United States v. George Peterson case caused an uproar in the Second Amendment community when a three-judge panel from the United States C…
Trump administration could give gun rights back to some ex-convicts
The DOJ is taking steps to allow the ATF to restore firearm rights to certain individuals with previous prison sentences. The move led to reaction from both sides of the gun rights argument. President Trump previously signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to review Biden-era firearms measures. Critics argue the administration's actions could rearm violent criminals. The DOJ moved to restore actor Mel Gibson's gun rights…
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DNyuzTrump Administration Prepares to Give Gun Rights Back to Some Convicts
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to create a path for people with criminal convictions to own guns again, an issue that became contentious at the agency when officials there sought to restore that right to actor Mel Gibson, a…
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DOJ creating path for people with criminal convictions to own guns again
(The Hill) - The Justice Department (DOJ) plans to create a process for those with criminal convictions to restore their gun rights, sparking alarm it will return firearms to those convicted of violent crimes. The interim rule, posted in the Federal Register Thursday, follows a February executive order from President Trump directing a review of the country’s gun restrictions to “assess any ongoing infringements.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, …
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