NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — If you've paid your debts to society after being convicted of a felony and you want to vote in Tennessee, you generally have a persuade a judge to restore your gun rights ...

The Department of Justice is looking to empower a decades-old law to give criminals an avenue to purchase guns. The law allows the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to restore ...

The bipartisan effort to untangle the two rights has cleared early hurdles, but several remain. The bill faces some GOP skepticism. Tennessee residents convicted of felonies can apply to vote again ...

The former U.S. pardon attorney, Elizabeth G. Oyer, was terminated Friday after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department ...

The Justice Department has approved Mel Gibson’s rights to own guns again after a 2011 domestic violence conviction. Attorney General Pam Bondi approved the restoration of the actor’s gun ...

Learn how criminal convictions affect gun ownership in Virginia, federal restrictions, and steps to restore your firearm ...