Felons’ Rights to Bare Arms
Felons’ Rights to Bare Arms
Felons’ Rights to Bare Arms
Why is it against the law for a felon to bare arms. The law applies to every criminal that served more than a year in prison ( the statute forbids not only “felons ‘ but any person convicted of “ a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year ‘ to posses a firearm or ammunition, whether the crime in question is classified as a felony or not. ). In my opinion this law should be reverse because most criminal offenders are non-violent ones and they do not have the right to defend themselves. What if a violent burglar breaks into their house and attempts to shoot them, they have no way of defending themselves ( I mean they could struggle for the gun but there I always that tiny risk of getting shot and they also could attempt to stab the burglar then they would go o jail for gun possession. I think that this law is just wrong and should be revaluated, to see if thee is some other way to allow these past offenders to bare arms. This is but just one example of the myraid collateral consequences faced by those who are convicted of a felony. Another right which felons lose is that of voting. I believe that in discussing both of these prohibitions, I agree with some other posters: that the particular crime for which someone was convicted is more important than whether the crime was a misdemeanor or a felony. For example, in some other State, if a person steals something whose value is $499, they can lawfully possess firearms and vote. However, if another person steals something whose value is $500, they cannot lawfully possess firearms or vote. So it is more or less an arbitrary demarcation. It exists because, at common law, there were significantly fewer crimes classified as felonies- they were very...