{"id":497,"date":"2026-08-25T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/restoration-of-firearms-rights-in-michigan-after-felony-conviction\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:50:08","slug":"restoration-of-firearms-rights-in-michigan-after-felony-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/restoration-of-firearms-rights-in-michigan-after-felony-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Firearm Rights Restoration After a Felony: What Changed in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"bdf-blog-post\">For the first time in more than three decades, the federal government has created a functioning process through which certain people prohibited from possessing firearms may apply to have their <strong>federal firearm rights restored<\/strong>. That development is particularly important in Michigan because restoring firearm rights under Michigan law does not necessarily answer the separate federal question.The Department of Justice published its final Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Program rule on August 20, 2026. The rule implements the application process authorized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/link\/uscode\/18\/925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18 U.S.C. \u00a7 925(c)<\/a> and establishes detailed standards for deciding who may regain federal firearm rights.<\/p>\n<aside style=\"border-left: 4px solid #7a263a; background: #f6f4f3; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 28px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> A Michigan felony does not necessarily result in a permanent loss of firearm rights. Michigan law provides its own restoration rules, and the new federal program now provides a separate potential path for removing a federal firearms disability. A person must determine whether both state and federal law permit firearm possession before possessing, purchasing, transporting, or receiving a firearm or ammunition.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>What Changed in Federal Firearm Rights Restoration in 2026?<\/h2>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/restoration-of-firearms-rights-in-michigan-after-felony-conviction\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Michigan Firearm Rights Restoration After a Felony: What Changed in 2026\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan firearm rights restoration changed in 2026. Learn how Michigan law works after a felony conviction and how the new federal restoration process under 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 925(c) may provide an additional path to relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,28],"tags":[244,241,242,240,243],"class_list":["post-497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-felony-offenses","category-gun-laws","tag-18-usc-925c","tag-federal-firearm-rights-restoration","tag-felony-gun-rights-michigan","tag-michigan-firearm-rights-restoration","tag-michigan-gun-laws"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Michigan Firearm Rights Restoration After a Felony<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how Michigan firearm rights 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