I’ve always said more guns make things safer. Let’s rush them into the hands of convicted felons now.
Thanks Supreme Court.
Ninth Circuit:
Thanks Supreme Court.
Ninth Circuit:
Cool - Court says felons can have guns.
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It's fine. If a criminal wants a gun, he'll get a gun. So there's really no need for laws like this.
Signed,
A chunk of HORTers
Signed,
A chunk of HORTers
Yep, there simply is nothing that can be done.
I just don't know what is happening in our Courts right now.
Sanity should be the common denominator.
Sanity should be the common denominator.
The same thing that has happened to the Republican Party.
If they had ruled against felons owning guns after they complete their sentence, you guys would have claimed racial discrimination on the grounds that Blacks are disproportionately convicted of felonies.
Exactly what ruling would have made you happy?
Exactly what ruling would have made you happy?
I am 100% for felons having guns. In fact I think every boy, girl, and non binary child's 5th birthday gift should be a gun.
We need every able bodied American owning a gun. Period.
We need every able bodied American owning a gun. Period.
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Eh, I don't think they would have done that. Maybe the wokest of the woke that like guns?
Not selling guns to people that have committed violent crimes -- at least within a certain period of time -- seems like a pretty "duh" position to take.
He’s just doing his thing. Let him work
Is there really a right to bear arms when cops kill you on sight for having them?
The court is now run with the crazy cons, thats the difference.
I completely agree.
I just glanced at the article, but it seems they are merely restoring a clear constitutional right after the convicts have served their time.
Why would anyone object to that?
That's a good question. Theoretical rights vs actual rights.
To hell with that! Every child should be given a gun at birth. It’s their god given right!
And that's another constitutional right that should be automatically restored.
Is there ANY right that should not be restored?
Only AFTER they've committed a felony and paid their debt to society.
Think of it as a rite of passage.
Reading more of the OP article, the reasoning of the 9th circuit is abominable. But they somehow came to the correct conclusion.
Since the right outcome was decided for the wrong reasons, I imagine this will be overturned - also for the wrong reasons.
Since the right outcome was decided for the wrong reasons, I imagine this will be overturned - also for the wrong reasons.
I think former felons should be required to quarter soldiers. Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.
So for more than 50 years, the US was denying convicted felons their constitutional right to own a gun and we need to immediately release every prisoner convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun?
More guns and more felons on the street, I like it. Bold.
Yes. "Inconvenience" or "messiness" are not good reasons for keeping rights violations from being redressed.
If we're only willing to do the right thing when it's easy, what kind of people are we?
Fantastic that just in the last few years, five justices came to realize that felons must be allowed their guns. Somehow the entire legal community overlooked that for decades and assumed that convictions came with consequences.
Every other constitutional right comes with the ability to regulate it to an extent, but guns are absolutely free from any regulation?
So prisoners must be allowed their guns in their cels now, right?
Again, bold.
For me, it depends on the nature of their felony convictions. Any violent or armed criminal convictions, then no path to legal gun ownership.
Gun enthusiasts who crow about good guys with guns protecting us from bad guys with guns must be thrilled. Their opportunities to act as a hero will definitely be multiplied.
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