That’s my point: for most practical purposes, they ARE restored by the simple fact he’s not physically incarcerated, and thus able to exercise those rights regardless of any paperwork formalities. The “free, but rights denied” notion is more a denial of reality: he’s out, so he can exercise RKBA - be it rock or Glock; any denial is just a matter of being caught transgressing the shapes of ink on paper, and that likely after the concern has become a tragic reality.
Another thing is the ‘3 strikes rule’, of which I am only aware of in California and New York.
What makes those states feel they have the authority to add charges to someone’s crime because they are a ‘3 time loser’?
The interesting thing about New York is, you don’t even have to commit the crime that state.
If you are convicted in New York of 2 felonies, and are arrested, tried and convicted of another felony in another state, New York says they have the ‘right’ to charge you with a ‘3 strikes’ felony if you return to their state.
What they have done is essence is created a ‘crime against the state’ that should never exist.