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IMHO there are many different classes of felons.

It should be decided by the Judge and Jury at conviction if the crime would ever exclude them from using a gun for hunting purposes.

In many areas hunting is a big part of mainstream life and shouldn’t be used to exclude a nonviolent person that has payed their debt and is trying to rejoin society.

29 posted on 10/31/2007 5:57:14 PM PDT by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)

In general I'd agree with you. While I'm OK with denying gun ownership to violent felons, maybe forever or for a period of time, they pose a societal risk of violence, many felons don't. Ideally there'd be a review, which many states have, but I understand federally that's been shut down since early in the Clinton years.

Here in Illinois, if you check in for inpatient drug or alcohol rehab, for a month or a day, you lose your gun rights for five years. They can be recovered through an appeal process, but talk about a disincentive for getting treatment.

32 posted on 10/31/2007 6:03:21 PM PDT by SJackson (every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, none to make him afraid,)

In many areas hunting is a big part of mainstream life and shouldn’t be used to exclude a nonviolent person that has payed their debt and is trying to rejoin society.

Gun grabbers don't care about any of that. Most of 'em find hunting abhorrent anyway. They probably think it's a nice side effect of gun grabbing.

39 posted on 10/31/2007 6:41:28 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)