To: coloradan
Who says I want to restrict 2nd amendment rights in any way? If you cant trust someone to have a gun, dont let them out of prison. And dont let them vote in prison, either. Let those who are out of prison buy guns without forcing everyone to prove their non-criminal. And change sentences so that people you dont want buying guns, dont get out of jail.
Then we are in complete agreement and I offer my sincere apology for misunderstanding you.
As far as felons voting are concerned, I don't think too many are sitting in prison or jail dreaming of the day they can get out and vote. In my case, I didn't have any interest in voting or politics till my misspent youth was well behind me.
However, I will always oppose letting people vote while in jail, or prison, on parole etc. Inmates would vote just to have a change of pace and democrats will pander to that vote at every opportunity.
I tend to agree that any man too dangerous to own a gun is a man too dangerous to let out of prison. Background checks are little more than a means of collecting the names of the law abiding. Criminals aren't going to ask for permission to own a gun.
BTW my horrifying "felony" was in failing to appear for court on a drunk driving charge many years ago. I was a drunk, what the hell did they expect.
9 posted on
02/25/2014 7:40:42 AM PST by
cripplecreek
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To: cripplecreek
Apology accepted. I have always thought in the past that we were very much on the same side of the gun issue.
10 posted on
02/25/2014 7:48:32 AM PST by
coloradan
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