Oh....so you're for letting all felons vote too? You're for letting all illegals that were here after your 'imaginary cut off date' be rewarded and be made citizens? What else are you ready to forgive everyone for things they did at 17? Murder? Robbery? Rape? Child Rape? Where is your imaginary line?
My policy is "If they're too dangerous to have a gun, then they're too dangerous to be loose on the street"
This guy has had no mentioned problems with the law for the last 25 years or so, he was defending his home against a dangerous predator, so I would let him go
A hundred years ago, when you served your sentence, you got your guns back as you exited the jail