Identify the documents
We organize the published federal requirements and help identify the records that may need to be collected.
Public applications open November 4, 2026
Limited to the first 5,000 applicants
A new federal process. A limited opening.
Prepare now to restore your federal gun rights.
We help you gather, organize, and prepare the records required for the new federal firearm-rights restoration application process. We can also guide you through filing your own application and help monitor it after submission.
Independent application-support service. Not affiliated with the federal government. Approval isn't guaranteed.
November 4
Public application opens
5,000
Initial public applicants
30 days
To complete an application once started
3 references
Required by the federal program
Why this opportunity exists
For the first time in more than 30 years, there is a federal path to restoration.
Congress created a process under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) that allows certain people prohibited from possessing firearms to apply for relief. For more than three decades, however, that process was effectively unavailable to most individuals.
On August 17, 2026, the Department of Justice finalized a new rule establishing a functioning application process. Eligible applicants can now request an individualized review of the circumstances that caused the prohibition, their record, reputation, and conduct since that time.
Applicants must demonstrate that they aren't likely to endanger public safety and that restoring their federal firearm rights wouldn't be contrary to the public interest. Restoration isn't automatic or guaranteed, and federal relief doesn't override separate restrictions imposed by state law.
Learn more about the new federal programHear it directly from the federal government
Watch U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin explain the new federal process directly.
In this video, the U.S. Pardon Attorney discusses the new federal firearm-rights restoration process and the opening of the application system.
Why preparation matters
The application is only one part of the work.
Applicants may need criminal-history reports covering up to 25 years, court records, sentencing documents, proof that every requirement of a sentence was completed, electronic fingerprints, and three qualified character references.
Because the initial opening is limited and government records can take time to obtain, waiting until the application portal opens could place you at a disadvantage.
Build the application file
We help collect, scan, name, and organize court, sentencing, residential-history, and criminal-history documents.
Prepare for submission
We organize your information, explain the administrative sequence, and help prepare you to file your own application.
A detailed federal process
Get your records ready before you apply.
Once an applicant begins the federal electronic application, the DOJ says the application must be completed within 30 days. Preparation should begin before that clock starts.
- Residential history and state criminal records
- Charging and conviction documents
- Proof that the sentence was fully completed
- Qualified character-reference information
- Properly named and organized digital files
How it works
Prepare, file and monitor.
The level of support depends on the package you select. You remain responsible for reviewing, certifying, and submitting your application in your own name.
Visit the official DOJ program website-
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Initial preparation call
We explain the service, discuss the administrative requirements, and identify the records and locations that may be involved.
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Document organization
We help build an organized application file containing the documents and information you've collected.
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Guided filing support
With the Filing and Monitoring package, we guide you through the administrative filing process while you personally review, certify, and submit the application.
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Post-filing monitoring
We help monitor application status, reference completion, deadlines, and administrative requests received through the federal application process.
Important screening information
Not every applicant is in the same position.
The Department of Justice says anyone federally prohibited under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) may apply. However, the DOJ has also published current, permanent, five-year, and ten-year presumptive disqualifiers.
Cases involving legal interpretation, state-law restrictions, violent offenses, domestic violence, mental-health prohibitions, unresolved sentences, or attempts to overcome a presumptive disqualifier should be reviewed by a licensed attorney.
Review the DOJ's presumptive disqualifiersService options
Choose the level of assistance you need.
Government application fees, fingerprint charges, court-record costs, criminal-history report fees, and attorney fees aren't included.
Document Preparation and Organization
$995
We help you collect and organize the documents and information needed to prepare for the federal application process.
- Initial preparation call
- Personalized administrative document checklist
- Residential and records timeline
- Court and sentencing document inventory
- Sentence-completion documentation checklist
- Digital scanning and file organization
- Character-reference preparation instructions
- Electronic fingerprint process instructions
- Final organized application file
Complete Support
Guided Filing and Application Monitoring
$1,995
We organize your documents, guide you while you file your own application, and help monitor the application after submission.
- Everything in Document Preparation and Organization
- Scheduled guided application-filing session
- Help locating information within your organized records
- Administrative guidance through each filing step
- Applicant personally reviews and certifies all answers
- Character-reference completion monitoring
- Application portal and deadline monitoring
- Reminders concerning DOJ communications
- Organization of administrative follow-up requests
- Post-submission status support
The applicant files in their own behalf and remains responsible for the accuracy and certification of all information submitted.
Common questions
What applicants should know.
Does this service restore my federal gun rights?
No. Only the Attorney General or a designated decision-maker can grant federal relief. We provide document preparation, guided filing support, and administrative monitoring.
Will you file the application for me?
We can guide you through the filing process, but you must provide your own answers and personally review, certify, and submit the application in your own behalf.
What does application monitoring include?
Monitoring includes helping track portal status, reference completion, deadlines, and communications or administrative requests received from the federal program.
Does federal relief remove state restrictions?
Not necessarily. Federal restoration doesn't automatically remove independent state or tribal firearm restrictions.
Why should I begin before November 4?
The first public opening is limited to 5,000 applicants, and court and government records can take time to obtain.
Is approval guaranteed?
No. Restoration is neither automatic nor guaranteed. The Department of Justice evaluates each application individually.
Don't wait for the application portal
Start gathering your records now.
Request a preparation call to discuss the level of administrative support you need.