In reply to your statement:
“I think it is pretty clear what felons are railroaded and which are hardened career criminals. It involves a case by case basis examination, but it would not be hard to discover someone who got screwed by the system and someone who was violent and/or a revolving door prisoner.”
What planet are you living on? A conviction is a conviction. The criminal record does not contain a flowery paragraph stating whether or not the person deserves to be a felon. Bottom line is whether you have money for a good lawyer, or not, in most cases.
Anyone with a concealed carry license needs to be particularly careful, especially if they are a minority.
Context. A landlord can figure out whether a felon is a real problem or someone that got screwed. Meeting with them, plus background check will indicate enough to make a good decision.