DOJ Proposes Restoration of 2nd Amendment Rights for Some Convicted Felons

Gun control groups say the proposed rule would allow violent criminals, domestic abusers, and other felons to rearm themselves.
DOJ Proposes Restoration of 2nd Amendment Rights for Some Convicted Felons
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The Department of Justice has proposed a rule to restore the Second Amendment rights of people who have been convicted of certain crimes but who are not “likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety.”

The Department submitted the proposed rule “regarding the exercise of the Attorney General’s authority under 18 U.S.C. 925(c) to grant relief to individuals who are otherwise precluded from possessing firearms,” to the Federal Register on Friday.
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