RIGHTS RESTORATION
Second Amendment Restoration
A restoration campaign for non-violent offenders who have completed their sentences — through education, advocacy, and policy reform. Not a gun-politics fight.
The federal criminal system attaches lifetime consequences to a wide range of non-violent convictions, including permanent loss of firearm rights. That loss is applied uniformly — to a Medicare-coding case, a regulatory paperwork case, a decades-old low-level offense — the same as it is to violent crime.
The Foundation's position is procedural and narrow: for non-violent offenders who have completed their sentence and remained conviction-free, there should be a predictable, transparent process to restore civil rights that were forfeit as part of the punishment. This is a due-process argument, not a gun-politics argument.
Focal Points
Non-violent only
The scope is deliberately narrow: non-violent, no-victim offenses where the punishment has been served.
Completed sentences
Restoration follows completion — probation, supervised release, and all financial obligations.
Procedural, not partisan
The reform is about how rights are restored, not about who should have them in the first place.
Federal focus
State restoration pathways exist in many jurisdictions. The federal path is where the gap is.
What This Campaign Is Not
This is not about expanding who can buy a firearm. It is about restoring civil rights that were already lost as part of a completed federal sentence — and doing it through a predictable process, not a lottery.
The Foundation does not represent individuals, does not file for restoration on anyone's behalf, and takes no position on any particular case.
FUND THE FILING
Underwrite the Second Amendment Restoration campaign.
A dedicated donation track for this campaign only. Funds pay for the white paper, coalition-building, and public engagement.