ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Taking away all of a persons right/priviledges because you guys want him to pay even more or want his life totally ruined is rather silly don't ya think. Where's the limit? If someone commits a felony that has nothing to do with violence, or a gun offense, and you take away his right to ever have a gun, where's the limit? Take a way his right to hunt or obtain a license? Take away his right to drive? Take away his right to have a job? Take away his right to own a business and obtain a business licence?. Take away his social security? Where does the beating end.
Good post bigcountry. I think it should be case by case. There are a lot of people that get in to trouble for really doing bad but not terrible stuff. My son was arested for a felony. HE STOLE A MORTORCYCLE HELMET AND A MORTOCYCLE JACKET WHEN HE WAS SIXTEEN! Was it wrong, yes! Does he deserve never to get to own a firearm again? No way! During his probation he didn't show up for court and they reopened his felony charges. The DA wanted to throw the book at him and send him away for a solid year. The judge listened to my son and decided that it was a bunch of bull chit and wiped his record clean and sealed it in his juvinile record. He has been in absolutley no trouble since andI don't see any in his future. Also, since then, he's carried a firearm alright, he carried for the United States Army. But a different day and a different judge and he would have been convicted and spent a year in jail!
I think before any felon gets the right to own a gun his case should be looked at very carefully. I also think they should have to foot the bill for any hearings to help in the decision. I also think there would only be a few who would probably qualify.
Encorepete- Good post, butI have to disagree. I know, I did a lot of stuff wrong whenI was young, but I grew up. I think growing up would be considered changing. People do change. I know alot of people will always be bad.I also know most of the ex-cons are worse than they were before they went in. They weren't rehabilitated, they were just educated on crime and hardened.