Inviting possible Supreme Court fight, judge rules ban on guns for felon unconstitutional

It will be interesting to see the results.

I would say it all is directly tied to if he was violating his
parole or not. A lit' bit of background checking is in order.

I will admit that this case is scary, and it raises scary questions. But we should not legislate out of fear, but rather, fairness.

I have long advocated that once a sentence has been completed, be that 60 days or 60 years, all rights should be restored. All of them.

If the argument is that the individual in question is a danger to society, then the solution is to keep them incarcerated. But freeing them to live a half life of limited rights and onerous restrictions dooms them to a situation where they are much more likely to resort to crime, as their legitimate means of survival have been largely removed. No, that is not me excusing criminals resorting or returning to crime. But I do acknowledge that a convicted felon has VERY limited options. If we insist on removing rights in perpetuity, then we have to admit that ALL felony convictions are, in actuality, life sentences.