How can you get your right to bear arms reinstated?

Answer 1

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This information is taken from the ATF web site.

A7) How can a person apply for relief from Federal firearms disabilities? [Back]

Under the provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), convicted felons and certain other persons are prohibited from possessing or receiving firearms. The GCA provides the Attorney General with the authority to grant relief from this disability where the Attorney General determines that the person is not likely to act in a manner dangerous to the public safety and granting relief would not be contrary to the public interest. The Attorney General delegated this authority to ATF.
Since October 1992, however, ATF's annual appropriation has prohibited the expending of any funds to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities submitted by individuals. As long as this provision is included in current ATF appropriations, the Bureau cannot act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities submitted by individuals.
[18 U.S.C. 922(g), 922(n) and 925(c)]

(A8) Are there any alternatives for relief from firearms disabilities? [Back]

A person is not considered convicted for Gun Control Act purposes if he has been pardoned, had his civil rights restored, or the conviction was expunged or set aside, unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration expressly provides the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.
Persons convicted of a Federal offense may apply for a Presidential pardon. 28 CFR 1.1-1.10 specify the rules governing petitions for obtaining Presidential pardons. You may contact the Pardon Attorney's Office at the U.S. Department of Justice, 500 First Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20530, to inquire about the procedures for obtaining a Presidential pardon.
Persons convicted of a State offense may contact the State Attorney General's Office within the State in which they reside and the State of their conviction for information concerning any alternatives that may be available, such as pardons and civil rights restoration.
[18 U.S.C. 921(a)(20) and (a)(33)]
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#a7

Answer 2

Only if someone is a a felone can they loose the right to bear arms. When someone is a felone he or she cannot own a fire arm legally and cannot get that right back.

That is actually right now. I don't mean to be a jerk but you just made your self look like an idiot.You either have to go to court to earn your rights or write a letter i believe to the state judge

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The person who posted the above answer, in addition to not being able to spell, is an idiot. People who don't know anything about what someone is asking should stfu,

To regain your rights to own a firearm, vote, etc as a convicted felon should contact the board of pardons and paroles in their state or contact an attorney. A felon CAN regain their right to own a firearm. And you don't earn rights. That is obvious by the word RIGHTS.

On another note, a person can also lose their right to bear arms if they have a mental illness, regardless of the severity of it.

Isn't it interesting how many silly crimes are felonies. Perhaps this is one of the government's ways of disarming the populace

I agree this person is stupid. You don't have to a felony to get your rights revoked. I have a 4th degree assault dv from when I was 15. I am trying to find the forms I need to petition the court to get them back so I can get into the national guard.