I disagree... if they [the ‘felon’] have served their sentence then, as far as the legal-system should be concerned they *HAVE* “paid their debt to society” and as such should have their full rights and privileges restored. The term ‘felon’ as used in the vernacular is usually what would better be termed ‘ex-felon’ as [most times, in my experience] the person being discussed has already served their sentence.
What of misdemeanors that are ‘upgraded’ to felonies?
Or, on the subject of “violent crimes” it is illegal for a person who has a domestic abuse restraining order to own/possess a firearm; these restraining orders are relatively easy to get and require *no* trial whatsoever. Is that just? Consider that they are, as far as our judicial-system is concerned, ‘violent criminals.’
agreed Sir...also in the future, who gets to define what a felony ‘is’...