Restore My Rights: Federal Firearm Rights Restoration
GFA LAW, PLLC helps clients apply to the Department of Justice to restore federal firearm rights under 18 U.S.C. 925(c).
About the DOJ program
- The program: 18 U.S.C. 925(c); 28 C.F.R. Part 107 (final rule, 91 FR 54054, Aug. 20, 2026; effective Sept. 21, 2026). It is administered by the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney and covers all 18 U.S.C. 922(g) disabilities, not just felony convictions.
- Timing: public applications opened Nov. 4, 2026 for the first 5,000 applicants. A second window opens Jan. 4, 2027 for 500 more, when the $30 DOJ fee begins.
- Fingerprints: by USPS electronic fingerprinting only.
- What relief does: it removes federal disabilities only. State firearm law and voting rights are untouched, and relief is discretionary, not guaranteed.
Step 1: Screening questions
Answer these four questions. They decide whether we can take your application.
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What the application asks for
- Your personal information, including your Social Security number. Enter it only in our secure application form, never by email or text.
- Every address where you have lived in the last 25 years, or since age 18 if that is shorter.
- Details for each conviction or status that affects your firearm rights: case number, court, dates, and sentence.
- Three character references who are not related to you, have known you for at least three years, and are not prohibited from having firearms.
- A flat $350 consultation once we review your application. Paying for a consultation does not guarantee the firm will take your case.
- Documents go by email to restoremyrights@gfalaw.us with the subject line Restore My Rights Documents - Last Name, First Name. The application tells you which ones.
This page is general information, not legal advice for your situation. Submitting the screening questions or the application does not create an attorney-client relationship; representation begins only when you and the firm sign an engagement agreement. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. GFA LAW, PLLC (Grisham Franceschina Attorneys-at-Law, PLLC), 4970 E. Business 190, Temple, TX 76501. Lawyers responsible for this content: Ryan Franceschina and CJ Grisham. The attorneys of GFA LAW, PLLC are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Ryan Franceschina is licensed in Texas and Maryland; CJ Grisham is licensed in Texas. Current as of November 2026.