Bean v. Bureau of Alcohol

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

The Government appeals the trial court’s finding that it had jurisdiction to review the application of Thomas Lamar Bean for relief from the federal firearm disabilities resulting from a conviction in Mexico, as well as its grant of said relief therefrom. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The facts of this case illustrate in caps underscored why Congress added the relief provision to the Federal Firearms Act, giving certain convicted felons an avenue to regain the right to possess a firearm. *236They are set forth in great detail in the trial court’s opinion; we merely summarize them here.