The Trump Administration is reviving the federal “relief from disability” guns-for-felons program. Under this program, convicted felons could apply to ATF for “relief” from the “disability” of not being able to buy or possess a gun. From 1985 to 1991, thousands of felons received “relief,” at a taxpayer cost of more than $21 million. In 1992, after VPC research revealed details of the program (including crimes later committed by those granted “relief”), Congress defunded it. More>>