# Gun Rights Finder > A private, plain-language guide to restoring federal firearm rights under 18 U.S.C. 925(c) — the process the Department of Justice restarted in 2026. A tier checker built from DOJ's own published presumptive disqualifiers, the stage dates and cap status, the state restoration route for each state that we have checked, with its statute and check date, and attorneys who state they handle this work, with a bar-check date and official lookup link where checked. Information only, never legal advice. Not a government site. Each listing shows these fields: (Bar standing, States licensed, Responsible attorney, Office city and state, States that it handles 925(c) applications, Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work, Fee model, Free first consultation, Languages, States served, Stated turnaround (days)). Each value names its evidence and the date of the check. A value that is not checked says so. Private website. Not a government site, and not affiliated with the United States Department of Justice, the Office of the Pardon Attorney or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Official site: justice.gov/ffrr. General information with sources and check dates — not legal advice, and never a decision about any person. We do not file applications, we do not represent anyone, and we take no fee that depends on any outcome. We never tell you whether a state remedy cures your federal bar; that is a question for an attorney. ## Tools - [Tier checker](https://gunrightsfinder.com/tools/tier-checker): Which presumption has the Department published about situations like yours? This tool never says you are eligible, it is not a decision. We do not save what you enter. - [State restoration routes](https://gunrightsfinder.com/tools/state-route): What your state's own remedy is, who decides it, how long it takes, what it costs, and what it does — and does not — do about the separate federal bar. One row for each jurisdiction that we have checked, with its statute and the day we checked it. - [Stage dates and cap status](https://gunrightsfinder.com/tools/stage-dates): When each stage opens, how many applications each one takes, and what the Department has said about the fee. Facts about a calendar — not about you. ## Guides - [Federal firearm rights restoration: the stages, the cap, and what the application asks for](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/federal-firearm-rights-restoration): As of 8 October 2026: the rule is effective 21 September 2026, invited candidates apply from 25 September, the public from 4 November capped at the first 5,000, and 500 more from 4 January 2027 when the $30 fee begins. - [After a decision: what a grant does, and what a refusal costs you](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/after-a-grant-or-a-refusal): As of 8 October 2026: there are four outcomes — Grant, Deny, Indeterminate and No Action. A grant updates NICS and may come with an RPIN. A refusal for 'other reasons' adds a five-year presumptive disqualifier. - [What the 925(c) application costs, and how the fee waiver works](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/what-the-application-costs): As of 19 September 2026: the fee is $30 and does not begin until 4 January 2027. Fingerprints and certified records cost extra and vary by jurisdiction. A waiver can be requested for indigency. - [What a person barred from guns may and may not do under federal law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/what-a-prohibited-person-may-and-may-not-do): As of 8 October 2026: the federal bar at 18 U.S.C. 922(g) covers any firearm or ammunition, with no stated exception for a range, a rental or a borrowed gun. A muzzleloader that meets the federal 'antique firearm' definition is not a 'firearm'. Your state may be stricter. - [Does a pardon restore gun rights? Federal pardons, state pardons, and the gap between them](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/does-a-pardon-restore-gun-rights): As of 19 September 2026: a full presidential pardon removes the disability from a federal conviction. A state pardon cannot reach a federal conviction; for a state conviction it can lift the federal bar unless it expressly reserves firearm rights, but it may not restore state firearm rights. - [Does an expungement restore gun rights? The federal test, and why the answer is not the same in every state](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/does-expungement-restore-gun-rights): As of 19 September 2026: 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(20) sets a three-part test, and ATF's own regulation adds a condition the statute does not state. A state remedy never reaches a federal conviction. - [Misdemeanor domestic violence and firearm rights: the ten years, and what restarts it](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/misdemeanor-domestic-violence-gun-rights): As of 8 October 2026: a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence carries a ten-year presumptive disqualifier, an arrest inside the window counts, and a further qualifying event starts the ten years again. - [Do I need a lawyer to apply under 925(c)?](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/do-i-need-a-lawyer-925c): As of 8 October 2026: the Department's programme pages do not require an attorney and do not mention one. Here is where people actually get advice, and where this site stops and hands over. - [How to get your gun rights back: the two questions you have to answer separately](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/how-to-get-gun-rights-back): As of 19 September 2026: there is a federal route and a state route, they are separate, and neither one fixes the other. Here is how to tell which you need. - [What 18 U.S.C. 925(c) is, and what changed in 2026](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/what-is-925c): As of 8 October 2026: 925(c) lets the Attorney General lift a federal firearm prohibition. Congress stopped funding it for individuals in 1992. A final rule published 20 August 2026 rebuilt the process at the Office of the Pardon Attorney, effective 21 September 2026. - [Can a felon get gun rights back in 2026?](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/can-felons-get-gun-rights-back): As of 8 October 2026: yes, a federal route is open again after what the Department calls over 30 years without a functioning programme. It is capped, staged, and it does not restore state rights. - [What FFRR means](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/what-is-ffrr): As of 8 October 2026: FFRR is the Department of Justice's own name for Federal Firearm Rights Restoration, the 18 U.S.C. 925(c) process it restarted in 2026. - [Firearm rights after a mental-health commitment: the 922(g)(4) route, and the trap in it](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/mental-health-922g4): As of 8 October 2026: 28 CFR 107.60 presumptively denies an application both where you have not used your state's relief programme AND where you used it and were refused. Seven jurisdictions have no programme at all. - [Who is barred under 18 U.S.C. 922(g), and the five presumptive-disqualifier lists in the Department's own words](https://gunrightsfinder.com/guides/presumptive-disqualifiers): As of 8 October 2026: the five presumptive-disqualifier tiers at 28 CFR 107.50 and 107.70, quoted, with the qualifier the rule attaches to every one of them — 'absent extraordinary circumstances'. ## Hubs - [Arizona listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/arizona): 1 listings - [California listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/california): 1 listings - [Florida listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/florida): 4 listings - [Georgia listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/georgia): 1 listings - [Illinois listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/illinois): 1 listings - [Indiana listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/indiana): 3 listings - [Massachusetts listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/massachusetts): 1 listings - [Michigan listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/michigan): 2 listings - [Minnesota listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/minnesota): 2 listings - [Missouri listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/missouri): 2 listings - [Montana listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/montana): 1 listings - [New Mexico listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/new-mexico): 1 listings - [New York listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/new-york): 1 listings - [North Carolina listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/north-carolina): 2 listings - [Oklahoma listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/oklahoma): 1 listings - [Oregon listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/oregon): 1 listings - [Pennsylvania listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/pennsylvania): 1 listings - [South Carolina listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/south-carolina): 1 listings - [Tennessee listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/tennessee): 2 listings - [Texas listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/texas): 4 listings - [Virginia listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/virginia): 10 listings - [Washington listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/state/washington): 3 listings - [Attorney listings](https://gunrightsfinder.com/find/attorneys): 45 listings ## Rules and deadlines - The rule takes effect (effective 2026-09-21) — source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-20/html/2026-16981.htm [verified] - Stage 1 — invited candidates only (effective 2026-09-25) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr [verified] - Stage 2 — the public, first 5,000 (effective 2026-11-04) — deadline 2026-11-04 — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/federal-firearm-rights-restoration-frequently-asked-questions [verified] - Stage 3 — 500 more, and the $30 fee begins (effective 2027-01-04) — deadline 2027-01-04 — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr [verified] - General opening — no date announced — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/federal-firearm-rights-restoration-frequently-asked-questions [verified] - Alabama — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Alaska — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - American Samoa — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Arizona — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Arkansas — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - California — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Colorado — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Connecticut — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Delaware — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - District of Columbia — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Florida — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Georgia — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Guam — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Hawaii — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Idaho — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Illinois — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Indiana — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Iowa — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Kansas — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Kentucky — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Louisiana — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Maine — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Maryland — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Massachusetts — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Michigan — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Minnesota — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Mississippi — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Missouri — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Montana — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Nebraska — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - Nevada — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - New Hampshire — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - New Jersey — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - New Mexico — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] - New York — mental-health relief route (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4)) — source: https://www.justice.gov/ffrr/relief-18-usc-922g4 [verified] ## Listings Showing 45 of 45 listings. Browse the full directory: https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings - [Badlands Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/badlands-law) — Sidney, MT — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Responsible attorney: Joel Krautter; States that it handles 925(c) applications: Yes; Bar standing: Joel G. Krautter (MT), record checked 2026-10-08; Donald L. Netzer (MT), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Battlefield Law Group, PLLC](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/battlefield-law-group-pllc) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Steven Lee Duckett, Jr. (VA), record checked 2026-10-08; Nicole Holls Naum (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Boyle & Jasari](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/boyle-and-jasari) — Washington, DC — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [Buda Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/buda-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Robert Andrew Buda (FL), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Chambers Law Office](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/chambers-law-office) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Julie Ann Chambers (IN), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Douglas W. Taylor Law Group](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/douglas-w-taylor-law-group) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [Foundation Legal, P.A.](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/foundation-legal-p-a) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Ryan Carroll Morris (FL), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Gunn Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/gunn-law-firm) — Salem, OR — States licensed: OR; Office city and state: Salem, Oregon; Responsible attorney: Marcus A. Gunn; service_scope: Oregon; confirm federal representation for your circumstances; States that it handles 925(c) applications: Yes; Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Marcus A Gunn (OR), record checked 2026-10-08; Marc W Gunn (OR), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Hampton Roads Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/hampton-roads-law-firm) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: John William Lee (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Jacksonville Criminal Defense](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/jacksonville-criminal-defense) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: David Michael Goldman (FL), record checked 2026-10-08 - [JLK Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/jlk-law-firm) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Luke A Kwiatkowski (MI), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Kania Law Office](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/kania-law-office) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [Keegan Law Office](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/keegan-law-office) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [Keffer Hirschauer LLP](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/keffer-hirschauer-llp) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Bradley Alan Keffer (IN), record checked 2026-10-08 - [King Law Offices](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/king-law-offices) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Samuel Justin Ray (TN), record checked 2026-10-08; Jordan Farrar Guthrie (SC), record checked 2026-10-08 - [LawSmith](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/lawsmith) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [Lawyer ATL](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/lawyer-atl) — Atlanta, GA — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [LifeBack Legal](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/lifeback-legal) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Shea M. Randall (CA), record checked 2026-10-08; Kelton James Johnson (CA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Mark Hurt Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/mark-hurt-law-firm) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Mark Tucker Hurt (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Michigan Defense Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/michigan-defense-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Paul J Tafelski (MI), record checked 2026-10-08 - [National Security Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/national-security-law-firm) — Washington, DC — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Responsible attorney: Dak Kees; Fee model: Flat fee; Free first consultation: Yes; service_scope: Nationwide federal representation; state-law services require separate confirmation; States that it handles 925(c) applications: Yes - [New Mexico Legal Group](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/new-mexico-legal-group) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Mark Pustay (NM), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Northern Virginia Criminal Defense Group](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/virginia-criminal-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Responsible attorney: Dennis Somech and Andrew Lindsey; Bar standing: Dennis Adrian Somech (VA), record checked 2026-10-08; Andrew William Lindsey (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [NOVA Defender](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/nova-defender) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: John William Pickett, II (VA), record checked 2026-10-08; Arthur Preston Pickett (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Parnell Defense](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/parnell-defense) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Schoen R Parnell (WA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Prince Law Offices](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/prince-law-offices) — Bechtelsville, PA — Responsible attorney: Joshua G. Prince; States licensed: PA; Office city and state: Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania; States that it handles 925(c) applications: Yes; Bar standing: Joshua Garet Prince (PA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Russell & Hill, PLLC](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/russell-and-hill-pllc) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Matthew Tyler Russell (WA), record checked 2026-10-08; James Vincent Hill (WA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Sieben Edmunds Miller PLLC](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/sieben-edmunds-miller-pllc) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [SQ Attorneys](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/sq-attorneys) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Gregory Wayne Schwesinger (WA), record checked 2026-10-08; Saad Qamer Qadri (WA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Stewart Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/stewart-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Matthew Corey Stewart (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [STL Expungement Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/stl-expungement-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [Stracci Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/stracci-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Paul Gerald Stracci (IN), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Texas Criminal Defense Group](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/texas-criminal-defense-group) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Stephen Lyle Hamilton (TX), record checked 2026-10-08; Shane Byrd (TX), record checked 2026-10-08 - [The Crabtree Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/the-crabtree-law-firm) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Jackson Paul Kelly (TN), record checked 2026-10-08; Seth Clayton Crabtree (TN), record checked 2026-10-08 - [The Hoffman Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/the-hoffman-firm) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Evan Alexander Hoffman (FL), record checked 2026-10-08 - [The JQ Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/the-jq-law-firm) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Adam Michael Jurach (VA), record checked 2026-10-08; George Brian Tacey (VA), record checked 2026-10-08; Richard Antonio Hamilton Quitiquit (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [The Law Office of Matthew Peterson](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/the-law-office-of-matthew-peterson) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [The Wilson Law Firm](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/the-wilson-law-firm) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Timothy Kevin Wilson (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Twibell Pierson Criminal Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/twibell-pierson-criminal-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes - [Virginia Criminal Lawyer (Price Benowitz)](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/virginia-criminal-lawyer) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Responsible attorney: Karin Riley Porter; Bar standing: Karin Riley Porter (VA), record checked 2026-10-08; David Barry Benowitz (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Walker Law Office](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/walker-law-office) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Mekisha Jane Walker (TX), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Walker Taylor Law](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/walker-taylor-law) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Thomas Edwin Walker (TX), record checked 2026-10-08; Emily William Taylor (TX), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Welch & Wright](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/welch-and-wright) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: Lee Calum Welch (VA), record checked 2026-10-08; Nicholas Tyler Wright (VA), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Whalen Law Office](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/whalen-law-office) — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Bar standing: James Patrick Whalen (TX), record checked 2026-10-08 - [Williams & Nickl](https://gunrightsfinder.com/listings/williams-and-nickl) — Arlington Heights, IL — Handles state restoration, expungement or pardon work: Yes; Responsible attorney: Frederick A. Nickl Jr. (Fred Nickl); Bar standing: Frederick A. Nickl Jr. — Illinois; States licensed: IL; Office city and state: Arlington Heights, Illinois; Free first consultation: Yes; service_scope: Nationwide federal representation; Illinois state restoration services; States that it handles 925(c) applications: Yes ## Machine-readable - JSON API: https://gunrightsfinder.com/api/v1/11-gun-rights-restoration/entities (license: CC BY 4.0 (attribution required)) - Methodology: https://gunrightsfinder.com/methodology - Sitemap: https://gunrightsfinder.com/sitemap.xml