[marktwain]

A judge that actually applies the law. Amazing.

[PeterPrinciple]

At the time of the founding, there were only seven crimes that were considered felonies. They were murder, rape, manslaughter, robbery, sodomy, larceny, arson, mayhem, and burglary.

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We need to go back to that,

Violent crimes should restrict gun ownership. But then the definition of violence would change. In todays world offending is a violent crime.

[PeterPrinciple]

The Second Amendment has to mean something as a matter of law, policy debates aside. Overbroad policies ignoring a constitutional amendment are inexcusable.

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A reminder to us all, the Constitution is the Constitution, or it is nothing.

Every time something happens we expect a law. Things need to go to civil court, not criminal court.................

[DoodleDawg]

A judge that actually applies the law. Amazing.

You mean applies the Constitution. If he had applied the law then the plaintiff wouldn't be allowed to own a firearm.

[PeterPrinciple]

. Felonies are defined in federal law as crimes for which a person may be imprisoned for more than a year.

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I did not know that................................

[Yo-Yo]

The law should be changed to when you have completely served your full sentence (including any parole) that all of your rights are restored.

Bare minimum, the law needs to be changed from "felony that could have a sentence of over one year" to "felony sentenced to more than one year" to revoke Second Amendment rights.

And the entire Lautenberg amendment needs to be repealed.

[dila813]

We need to have Congress clarify the law. We need to another category separating out all these things being called a felony.

[afsnco]

As a member of a prosecutor’s office for many years, it saddens me that people aren’t permitted to pay their debt to society and have ALL their rights restored upon release. This idea of perpetual punishment is just wrong, as far as I’m concerned. If they break the law again, jail them again. But if they’re out of jail, they should have ALL rights restored.

[MileHi]

Thanks, Dean. Good news.

[arthurus]

All felons if they are not legally incarcerated, have 2Amd rights just as every other citizen not legally incarcerated has 2Amd rights. I think that probably legally incarcerated people do not have 2Amd rights from the 13th amendment involuntary servitude exception to universal rights as applied to prisoners.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

How about we stop with this two tiered system we have and when you have served your sentence your rights as a US citizen are restored including your right to bear arms.

The bad guys get weapons as soon as they get out any way which means that only the actually reformed are left totally defenseless.

[TBP]

Is that allowed?