He also was sentenced in 2013 in St. Louis County Circuit Court to five years on probation on a felony charge of being more than 12 months in arrears on child support.
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That shouldn’t prevent you from owning a firearm.
Agreed, that is the problem with ‘cookie-cutter’ categories for denying 2A rights.
Felons can’t own? We’ll make ALL crime a felony, and also, broaden the categories of ‘crime’.
Mentally deficient can’t own, well we can broaden that definition too.
No-Fly-List can’t own, whoa, this is getting easier.
Absolutely. ANYONE deemed worthy of mingling within general society should have the ability to defend their naturally given ‘right to life’. Anyone considered too dangerous for ‘mingling’ should be locked up until deemed not dangerous but once released restored their ability of defense.
One is Free or a criminal. The latter, requiring jail and/or probation, does not have the Rights of the former.
So, unless we have tiers of ‘classes’ in the U.S., there is no in-between and thus, no ‘crime’.
In Missouri convicted felons can't own firearms. It is what it is.
Agree. Do we lose first, fourth, fifth amendment rights because of a conviction? Shouldn’t a libel verdict be grounds for demanding you stop speaking? A felon? No more right to a warrant. Etc. Can you imagine if the same principle were applied to abortions? No, can’t interfere with a fundamental right. But any excuse to keep people disarmed and helpless, even if they might need it more because a felon might not get to live in the best neighborhood.