Federal Court Rules: Some Felons CAN Get Their Gun Rights Back?

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Armed Attorneys Emily Taylor and Leslie Cross break down two major federal court rulings that could change how convicted felons are treated under the Second Amendment.

On October 13, 2026, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued two decisions involving 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal law prohibiting certain convicted individuals from possessing firearms. But the cases reached very different outcomes.

In United States v. James Bost, the court upheld firearm restrictions against a man previously convicted of terroristic threats, finding that certain crimes can establish a sufficient risk of physical violence to justify disarmament.

In Williams v. Attorney General, the court ruled in favor of a man whose second DUI conviction triggered the federal firearm prohibition, despite the offense not establishing the same kind of threat.

Emily and Leslie explain how these rulings fit into the Supreme Court’s Rahimi decision, why a conviction’s legal elements matter, and what questions remain unanswered.

In this episode:

* Two Third Circuit rulings with different outcomes
* What 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) actually prohibits
* Why some misdemeanor convictions trigger federal firearm restrictions
* Violent versus nonviolent offenses
* The impact of United States v. Rahimi
* Facial and as-applied Second Amendment challenges
* Whether firearm prohibitions can last a lifetime
* What the Supreme Court may eventually need to clarify

Read the court opinions:

United States v. James Bost (No. 24-1719):https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/241719p.pdf

Williams v. Attorney General (No. 24-1091):https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/241091p.pdf

What do you think? Should a nonviolent conviction result in a lifetime prohibition on firearm possession? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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