This still leaves a nebulous problem, and please correct me if I’m wrong, but while this was a state decision that then put him on the federal NICS, it was a state decision that removed him.
My point is that had it been a federal decision to put him on the NICS, such as with a federal felony conviction, is it still true that there is no mechanism at the federal level to restore his gun rights?
“My point is that had it been a federal decision to put him on the NICS, such as with a federal felony conviction, is it still true that there is no mechanism at the federal level to restore his gun rights?”
I believe that you are correct.