If this felon has been deemed "rehabilitated" and released from prison, then yes! If you don't think the rehabilitation "took", then keep him in prison.
The Founding Fathers believed that the Nation to be built on the shoulders of good and trustworthy people, and that the felonous sorts were in the strict minority. To have the views you hold, you must believe that you are surrounded by knaves who are ready to pounce on you. I prefer to regard my fellow citizens as the Founders regarded thier own peers.
Agreed. (see post #208 where I defined exactly under what circumstances i do agree).
I don't have faith in "rehabilitation". I would allow people convicted of any but a pre-meditated violent crime, or an offence committed with a gun, to get their Second Amendment right back after a suitable probation period. A second arrest and conviction, felony or not, should terminate that right forever.
This biggest problem is that our correctional institutions are little better than institutes for higher criminal learning. To make what you or I suggest would require a reform of the Prison system. I would keep first-timers sepparate from repeat offenders or lifers. No TV - read a book, attend a class, learn a skill, work. Want to get in shape? Do some damn push-ups and sit-ups. Etc.