---
title: "Attorney General Blanche Launches New Process to Restore Federal Firearm Rights"
citation: "DOJ Press Release (Aug. 17, 2026)"
authority_id: "AUTH-DOJ-PR-FFRR-2026-08-17"
authority_type: "policy"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "nonbinding_agency_statement"
official_url: "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-blanche-launches-new-process-restore-federal-firearm-rights"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-DOJ-PR-FFRR-2026-08-17/"
legal_review: "2026-10-30"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Attorney General Blanche Launches New Process to Restore Federal Firearm Rights

## Holding or rule used

- Relief under the 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) process removes only applicable federal firearms disabilities and does not override independent restrictions imposed by state law; restoration is neither automatic nor guaranteed.

## Material limitation

Press release, not binding law; cite the § 925(c) rule itself for eligibility standards.

## Source

DOJ Press Release (Aug. 17, 2026): <https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-blanche-launches-new-process-restore-federal-firearm-rights>


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