US Felons Now 'Have the Right' to Own Guns for Self Defence - Court Cases

[griz]

Originally Posted by afmo

so thats what we've come to eh? The way to solve crime problems is to legalize the thing that people are breaking the law for....

oh my....

Sure! If it doesn't violate any law, no crime committed! Makes perfect sense... to some people anyways.

[dp509]

Originally Posted by Don Q

a felon is a felon is a felon, unless stated by law

I agree........I did not screw and go to prison.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS

[ForTehNguyen]

Originally Posted by afmo

so thats what we've come to eh? The way to solve crime problems is to legalize the thing that people are breaking the law for....

oh my....

what do you think happened during prohibition. Prohibition is another analogous example of why the war on drugs and gun control are dismal failures

[Philadelphia]

Originally Posted by afmo

so thats what we've come to eh? The way to solve crime problems is to legalize the thing that people are breaking the law for....

oh my....

Nope but the way the antis will likely attack their perceived "gun problem" is just make more and more crimes lower grades of felonies until one day a parking ticket will be an F187, but also debar you from owning guns.

By way of example, accidentally carrying a gun in the wrong place might get you a felony (accidentally crossing a state line, or into certain cities/counties, or into federal land/buildings). Possession of hollow point ammo in some places might get you a felony. I vaguely recall in some states accidentally unconcealing can be a felony and I know I read a story about a guy getting arrested and gun seized when the wind blew his jacket open or something along those lines. On it goes. Innocent people caught up in the gov't's web of nonsense.

Violent people likely should not have guns. Having a felony conviction doesn't always make someone a violent peron. I think it's too early to be pressing that issue, but it was bound to come up sooner or later.