Can I get my gun rights restored in Florida?
Possibly. Restoration of firearm authority in Florida runs through the Office of Executive Clemency and the Board of Executive Clemency, and it's separate from restoration of other civil rights.
What that means practically: an application, a waiting period tied to the completion of sentence, a review of the person's full history and conduct since the conviction, and a discretionary decision. Grants are relatively uncommon.
Two distinctions worth understanding.
Restoration of civil rights and restoration of firearm authority are not the same thing. A person whose voting rights were restored may still be prohibited from possessing firearms.
Federal law is separate. A state restoration doesn't necessarily resolve the federal prohibition, and the interaction is technical enough to warrant specific advice.
Until rights are actually restored, the prohibition stands — and possessing a firearm in the belief that restoration occurred is a common and serious mistake.
Get the restoration in writing and read exactly what it covers before you touch a firearm. ---
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