House votes to let nonviolent ex-felons restore gun rights

Published June 5, 2015 2:36pm ET



In a significant victory for Second Amendment rights, the House this week voted to let non-violent felons win back their gun rights.

Citing a grandfather who as a college student became a felon for writing a bad rent check, Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck said that nonviolent ex-felons should be able to apply to restore their gun rights.

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