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Nonforcible felon who has been free of restraint or supervision for five years is not eligible to apply for a license to carry firearms unless the felon obtains a pardon within the meaning of O.C.G.A. § 16-11-131(c).

If you would like to have your firearm rights restored, you must check the line on the application for ?Restoration of Right to Receive, Possess or Transport in Commerce a Firearm? and meet the applicable requirements. A personal interview will be required for firearm restorations.

For a felon convicted under Federal Law, Georgia Law or the law of another state, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles will issue a "Restoration of Rights and Removal of Disabilities" if he has completed his sentence and lived a law abiding life for five years.

People convicted of state crimes are eligible to apply for pardons only five years after they have completed serving their sentences. Even then, it's not the governor who decides but the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

When am I eligible to apply for a pardon? You must have completed all sentence(s) imposed upon you at least five (5) years prior to applying and have lived a law-abiding life since the completion of your sentence(s). You can have no pending charges against you. Your fines must be paid in full.

There is a five-year waiting period for a pardon. Before a person can apply for a pardon, their sentence must have been fully served, and a minimum of five years must have elapsed since the latest of either their release from confinement or their date of sentencing. For a commutation, the sentence must have started.