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Old 08-26-2020, 09:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Aww... you two make a cute couple.

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I'm a 3 time felon. Should I own a gun?
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Old 08-26-2020, 10:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Hell yeah. In fact you should have to own a gun as well as one of those t-shirt cannons they have at hockey games.
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Old 08-26-2020, 10:10 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hell yeah. In fact you should have to own a gun as well as one of those t-shirt cannons they have at hockey games.
One of these too

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Old 08-29-2020, 09:40 PM   #4 (permalink)
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"3 time felon" really tells us nothing tbh

But out of principle yes
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Old 08-26-2020, 01:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Yes but only with guns that can shoot one bullet at a time

like a old 1834 musket ball rifle
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Old 08-30-2020, 06:15 AM   #6 (permalink)
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It tells you the same amount of information as the title of this thread.

Should felons be allowed to own guns?

Well, that depends. Are they non-violent crimes? Has the person reintegrated into society favorably? Does that person have a history of violence?

It's such a blanket statement for each case to case basis. In my case, they were all non-violent crimes, I have no history of violence, and I've reintegrated into society favorably.

Should I be able to own a gun legally as a convicted felon? Yes.

Do I want to own a gun as a convicted felon? No.
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Old 08-30-2020, 09:08 AM   #7 (permalink)
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It tells you the same amount of information as the title of this thread.

Should felons be allowed to own guns?

Well, that depends. Are they non-violent crimes? Has the person reintegrated into society favorably? Does that person have a history of violence?

It's such a blanket statement for each case to case basis. In my case, they were all non-violent crimes, I have no history of violence, and I've reintegrated into society favorably.

Should I be able to own a gun legally as a convicted felon? Yes.

Do I want to own a gun as a convicted felon? No.
I already addressed this as best I can. Yes °felon" is a blanket term that is over inclusive. That's a problem with this sort of law, but beyond that I'm saying that no matter the felony there's no reason to assume they pose an extra risk with a legal gun except for maybe crimes where a legal gun is used, such as domestic shootings. In that case maybe I could see restrictions. But not just any violent or gun crime because most of them don't involve legal guns anyway.
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I already addressed this as best I can. Yes °felon" is a blanket term that is over inclusive. That's a problem with this sort of law, but beyond that I'm saying that no matter the felony there's no reason to assume they pose an extra risk with a legal gun except for maybe crimes where a legal gun is used, such as domestic shootings. In that case maybe I could see restrictions. But not just any violent or gun crime because most of them don't involve legal guns anyway.
So you would say that if a felon committed a violent crime with a gun, they do their time and are released, they should lose their right to own a firearm (in certain circumstances)?

If so, what circumstances would you say necessitate that? A school shooting? A church shooting?
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Old 08-30-2020, 08:35 AM   #9 (permalink)
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What were the 3 felonie
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Like I said if we were going to go case by case the only plausible scenario I can think of is cases like domestic murder or abuse. That's the only kind of crime that typically involves a legal gun that isn't severe enough to warrant life/the death penalty. To me, mass shooters should never see the light of day, so they aren't relevant.
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