Cogitatio Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hello, I have been pondering to my self.Do convicted felons have a right to firearms? I believe that they do there have served there time in prison,That was there punishment. After they are released there rights should be restored as well. I believe this should include the ownership of firearms.I would like to get some feed back maybe I am missing something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Just like incarceration, not being allowed to own firearms is a perfectly logical, sensible punishment for committing a violent crime. It of course has to be proportional to the crime (meaning you can't just impose it on someone for the rest of their life, because they started a bar fight), but that doesn't mean it has to be the same duration as the length of incarceration. It's clearly a much lesser punishment, so it makes sense that it should last much longer than incarceration. Edited January 26, 2013 by Nicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondhander Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think the answer will come after you decide whether a convicted felon's punishment ends after released from incarceration, at which all rights are restored, or if there can be additional punishments that extend beyond incarceration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenelli01 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Rights aren't fully restored after incarceration - consider parole and sex offender registry. That isn't an "additional punishment", that is part of the punishment. Edited January 28, 2013 by thenelli01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapereAude Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 It woulde depend somewhat on the nature of the crime. It would be reasonable and just to deny a murderer the ability to legally purchase firearms. It would not be reasonable to do so to someone who was convicted of a non-violent crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Danneskjold Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 The right to bear arms is an extention of the right to self-defense, which is a necessary consequence of the right to live. The question to ask yourself is: does a criminal have the right to his own life? If so then he has the right to bear arms; if not then he shouldn't be alive anymore. (or, in the very least, not freely roaming the streets) YES, once someone has served their time, they have the right to own a gun again. So if violent offenders are being released from prison, turning around and shooting people again, the problem is that they were released at all. Cold, calculated murder should result in death. If someone goes to jail for nonlethal violent crimes (armed robbery, attempted murder, et cetera) three different times within a single lifetime, I'd give them the death penalty too. But other than that the answer is yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Danneskjold Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Nonviolent crime is an entirely different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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