You have to petition the court system that took your civil rights away to have them reinstated. Of course it is up to a judge.Section 922(g) is the law that prohibits felons, and certain other groups, from possessing firearms. Second Amendment guarantees an individual right or a collective, militiabased right. Decades of lobbying have loosened laws, allowing felons to regain gun rights often with little or no review. The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791. When you suffer felony convictions under Illinois or federal law, you may lose certain rights including your Second Amendment right to own or possess a firearm. If you have been convicted of a felony you cannot be in possession of a gun in Illinois. The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms.