[Pan_Yan]

So if someone does time for murder or armed robbery then you have no problem giving them a gun once they get out? Kind of a helping them regain their old occupation?

The practical answer is that these laws have nothing to do with preventing crime directly. If a criminal wants a gun he can get a gun. The purpose of these laws is to give the DA the ability to bring more charges and request a longer sentence AFTER the felon has committed another crime.

[DoodleDawg]

If a criminal wants a gun he can get a gun.

As shown by this case. There was no way he should have been able to legally get a gun, so he got it illegally.