Can I restore my firearm rights in Washington if my record was sealed?
If you're successful in getting your court record sealed, the public cannot access anything about your case. No one can stop by the courthouse and dig through your records and no one can go online and browse the court's electronic files. Even better, your records will not show up on a state or federal background check. You may think that restoring your firearm rights would be a lot easier after getting your court records sealed, but you would be wrong. Why?