I voted yes. I know criminals may still acquire weapons, but definitely not as easily as if we were to just hand them to them. Why you would want to arm convicted felons is beyond me. That individual has already shown a clear disdain for the law and society itself. Breaking the law should have consequences.
That's my two cents for this thread. You know what they say about arguing on the internet...
There are some who shouldnt own guns, this is an easy yes for me.
I voted no.
I don't like the idea of certain people being able to buy guns, but I believe that all citizens have the right to be armed.
I don't want the guy that did time for child molesting to be armed, but he is a citizen and I cannot justify creating a class of underclass citizenry, who for one reason or another has ran afoul of the rules. If we're going to let him walk around, then he can buy guns. One law for all people.
I also believe in life sentences for a whole slew of actual crimes like rape, murder, robbery, etc.
While reading the two posts above yours, I was planning my post, but then I read yours, and it's nearly thought for thought what I was thinking. I'm out of rep points at the moment, anyone else care to hit this guy up for me?