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I'm sorry but championing a cause for a felon with a firearm only gives ammunition to the gun grabbers.

Felons should never be allowed to possess firearms as long as their felony record is still standing.

I support the right to bear arms, but only for the lawful citizenry.

If this guy has a felony record then he knows right well that his FID is no longer valid, his excuse is BS.

Lawful gun owners always say "If we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them", now is the time to put your money where your mouth is.

If this man had turned his life around and lived an examplery life, and if ample time has passed, he could have motioned for expungement of his conviction before taking a gun in his hands knowing that he was breaking the law by doing so.

Do you understand how easy it is to become a felon? How downright PETTY some of the felony-level transgresions are?

I support the right to bear arms, but only for the lawful citizenry.

With 22,000 gun laws in place, with a little investigation, many on this board would find themselves in violation of at least one. Not to mention the ridiculous and arcane tax laws.

I would allow people another chance, once they've served their time. Otherwise, once a criminal, you might as well go career, know what I mean? If they can't regain respectability, all sentences might as well be life without parole.

I'm not picking on you, it's just that you touched on several points.....

If this man had turned his life around and lived an examplery life, and if ample time has passed, he could have motioned for expungement of his conviction before taking a gun in his hands knowing that he was breaking the law by doing so.

Nope. Won't work. One must be granted "restoration of rights" by.. (get this) BATF. The law and process are on the books, but ATF does not process any apps, they "don't have the money." But the feds have nearly 1/2 million bucks (of YOUR money) to keep one guy in a fed pen for 15 years? The feds are playing God with our rights. That would be inalienable rights, by the way. The founders of this Republic had a few things to say about that.

I'm sorry but championing a cause for a felon with a firearm only gives ammunition to the gun grabbers.

I don't think that it would. This is a favorite activity for libs... defending "victims of unjust law." If they criticize it, it will only give ammo to the pro-gunners. If they try to deny they support it, simply present the non-believer with a list of presidential pardons by Klinton.

I support the right to bear arms, but only for the lawful citizenry.

You don't want to do that. It is absolutely true that everyone on this board (every adult in the u.S.) is either a convicted or not-yet-convicted felon. Ever filed taxes? Ever filled out a loan application at a bank, credit union or any federally insured money lending institution? If you have done both (or either, in fact) any law student can "prove" you are guilty of a federal crime...BINGO, you loose. Also, under Patriot Act II, everyone on this board is already a "terrorist."

Welcome to the camp...

"I'm sorry but championing a cause for a felon with a firearm only gives ammunition to the gun grabbers.

Felons should never be allowed to possess firearms as long as their felony record is still standing.

I support the right to bear arms, but only for the lawful citizenry.
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Bingo! Felons should not possess firearms, unless there is a procedure that allows the restoration of their rights. That's just my opinion, but it's also the law.

"I support the right to bear arms, but only for the lawful citizenry."

It seems that this guy whose punishment for past crimes was concluded, WAS behaving lawfully, aside from the techinical violation of the disputed law.