The board will consider recommending restoration of the right to receive, possess, bear, and transport in commerce a firearm only in extreme and unusual circumstances which prevent the applicant from gaining a livelihood, and only if the applicant:

1. (1) provides either proof of clearance by a previously granted full pardon or a request for such express restoration in a pending application for a full pardon from jurisdiction(s) of the relevant conviction(s); and
2. (2) provides proof of application under the United States Code, Title 18, §925(c), for exemption, relief from disabilities to the attorney general, and furnishes copies of all relevant applications and responses thereto by the attorney general including any final actions by said attorney general.

Source Note:The provisions of this §143.12 adopted to be effective August 15, 1989, 14 TexReg 3812; amended to be effective February 18, 2009, 34 TexReg 1095.