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Wait wait wait, can courts remove rights guaranteed by the constitution? I know they can say if a law is constitutional or not, but can they revoke rights?
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They do it all the time. If you're convicted of a Felony, you lose your Rights to own or even -touch- a firearm or ammunition for any reason, and your Right to vote. Firearms Rights are also eliminated for anyone -accused- (note; not CONVICTED) of a crime of Domestic Violence, and such revocation is effectively permanent.
Felons may petition to have their Rights restored, but while they can (after spending a -lot- of time and a -LOT- of money) have their voting Rights restored, Bill Clinton deliberately and permanently de-funded the Federal office responsible for restoring firearms Rights to Felons, while not actually getting rid of the department itself. So, the department still exists (and therefore cannot be replaced) but has no funding, staff, or power. So even though the law -says- Felons can have their Rights restored, they can't.