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To: TigersEye

I think it depends on the type of felony crime committed.

I believe if the felon used guns in the committing of the felony, and killed people during the felony, they should never have guns again.

If they used weapons in the felony but didn’t kill anyone, I believe there should be a time period they have to keep their noses clean and be cleared by a review panel before being able to have guns again.

If the felony was a non-violent felony and they didn’t just hire others to use guns and kill people (ie white collar crime, tax evasion etc, certain drunk driving crimes) then I don’t think they should lose the ability to have a gun.

I also do not agree ever that misdemeanor crimes should ever forfeit gun rights. Never.

I am telling you I am a guy for punishment fitting the crime. If you commit a crime with deadly weapons you have proven you cannot be trusted with those weapons in the future, society would be stupid and negligent to allow those people to ever be armed again. If you commit crimes that are non-violent and don’t have any weapons involved, it’s wrong to take those rights away, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime.


21 posted on 04/17/2010 10:18:36 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
If you commit a crime with deadly weapons you have proven you cannot be trusted with those weapons in the future, society would be stupid and negligent to allow those people to ever be armed again.

I see it differently. A firearm is just an inanimate tool. If a sound conclusion can be made that a person is too untrustworthy and likely to be violent that they can't be trusted to legally own a gun then they aren't fit to be in society at all IMO. It makes no sense to me to trust someone to obey a gun control law if I don't trust them not to commit armed robbery or murder.

... I believe there should be a time period they have to keep their noses clean and be cleared by a review panel before being able to have guns again.

That sounds like probation.

23 posted on 04/17/2010 11:03:03 PM PDT by TigersEye (Duncan Hunter, Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachman, ...)
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