What is "gun rights"

a. 1 Of, pertaining to, or support of the individual right to own and carry guns. 2 # oppose to the restriction of gun ownership and carry. 3 # (label en US) Belief that the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects an absolute right. n. The entitlement of individuals to own and carry guns.

Gun rights include the right to keep and bear arms, to use firearms in self-defense, and to produce and sell firearms and ammunition.

In many jurisdictions, felons automatically lose certain rights, including gun rights. Those rights may be restored automatically or by petition.