I support your passion but I dont think you understand what your saying. So felons should be able to own guns...Is that all felons or just those convicted of non violent crimes, would that include child sex offenders? Would that be felons out on parole? Could they own guns while on house arrest? Howbout when they are in prison, can their guns be waiting for them when they get out, because of course theres no such thing as recidivism of learned activities? RIGHT?
Theres more but moving from felons, should illegals be able to own guns, I mean only breaking the law to enter shouldnt be infringing? RIGHT? What about those with no identification history, since any illegal can obtain a drivers license just by saying my name is _______? What about those we have zero knowledge of there purpose here, since no illegal might come here with terrorist purposes?
Should children be able to own firearms, you certainly dont want to infringe upon their rights?
Aaaaaaand what about mental subjects. Are they part of the shall not be infringed?
You say youre in law enforcement, I applaud that but I ask you if you really thought about what you said? If you think the above questions were tough or harsh, wait till youre on the stand. Those were easy; but I suspect your passion got the better of you.
Yes we are all pro 2nd amendment but I suspect we all understand that shall not be infringed doesnt include everybody, anybody, and everything, because I assure you there are folks out there that want a nuke, is that part of the shall not be infringed? What about chemical weapons and explosives, are they included. IDK maybe youve never been shot at, maybe youve never met repeat violent offenders, maybe youve never dealt with a bomb maker putting together explosives in his basement AND maybe youve never had a felon threaten to kill your family, then describe them and where you live.
Stay safe
Easy. Anyone 18 or over, that is a US Citizen. Pretty straight forward, and generally considered across the board that all rights apply.
Felons? ALL Felons. With that being said, I would be far more harsh on sentencing, too. No dangerous felon should ever see the light of day again. Either death penalty or life in prison. If they are not that dangerous that they can be in society, then they should have full rights. Not restored, just not taken away.
As far as parole/probation, they have to wait until they are done with that. Becuase that is part of thier sentence. Once they're done, though, automatic rights.
Interestingly, that's exactly what I do. I am a parole agent. I walk into the homes of known felons daily. I know darn well that some of them have guns already. And I read the rap sheets, many of them have multiple arrests for person to possess, carrying without a license, etc....it doesn't stop them anyway.
Child sex offenders? Again, if they are free in society, of course. Statically, sex offenders are the least likely to reoffend, and, typically aren't "violent." I know this for sure because it's my specialty, I have supervised a sex offender specific caseload for 3.5 years Most of the time I don't even wear my vest and carry all of my gear when making my rounds as I know that statically it's "safe."
I will even go so far as possession, in and of itself, should never be illegal. It's the act of using the tool that should be illegal. That's what we always say, it's not the tool, it's the criminal. So it's kind of hypocritical to say someone shouldn't be allowed to have the tool.
Again, being in parole, I know full well about recidivism. We have a revolving door of individuals. Doesn't change my stance.
Safety is an individual responsibility, not the governments. People need to take responsibility for themselves and not tryst the government to do it for them.
There is medical benefits to nicotine also but you don't see Dr.'s prescribing a half pack of Marlboros a day.
