[rwfromkansas]

Well, their right to vote is not restored, right? (Perhaps I a am wrong here and they just can't vote in prison, but it is my impression are supposed to be forever banned from voting).

If this is the case, why should their right to gun ownership be restored?

[Dead Corpse]

That was a blanket law change. Part of a omnibus crime bill. Felons can petition to have their voting Rights restored.

So, because the government did one thing wrong it is OK for them to do two things wrong? Should punishment for crimes extend beyond incarceration? Should this not be part of every penalty phase after conviction?

Seems to make more sense to me. As it is, gun grabbers are trying to get those who have only been accused, but later exhonorated of crimes, banned from firearms ownership.

[El Gato]

Well, their right to vote is not restored, right? (Perhaps I a am wrong here and they just can't vote in prison, but it is my impression are supposed to be forever banned from voting).

That, like the restriction on convicted felons owning firearms., is a product of the late 20th century, at least at the federal level. IIRC, the gun restrictions are part of the 1968 Gun Control Act.