Murderers, sexually violent predators, armed robbers, kidnappers etcetera should not be free. Anyone who intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another human being with malice aforethought and without justification should be provided with competent counsel and a fair trial. Upon conviction he should be executed. Period. The same for violent predators who rape and sodomize children. Other extremely violent criminals should be confined for life or for multiple decades in maximum security.
The average amount of time actually served upon a conviction for murder in the United States is 5 1/2 years. The average amount of time actually served upon a conviction for forcible rape in the United States is 2 1/2 years. In my opinion there is nothing unconstitutional about denying a person convicted of a felony their right to bear arms. The problem is that we have watered down what constitutes a felony. You used to have to commit a serious crime to earn the designation. Not anymore. The problem here is what is being labeled felony crime v. misdemeanor crime. The bottom line is that if a court, having rendered a constitutionally correct and just verdict, can sentence you to death, thus depriving you of your right to life, it can certainly deprive you of your right to keep and bear arms. It may be ineffective to let a murderer out of prison and tell him not to buy guns anymore but it isn't unconstitutional.
Perhaps if we ceased to confine so many people for possessing narcotics and other drugs we could keep hardcore convicts where they belong. Were that to occur, this debate might well be rendered moot.
The average amount of time actually served upon a conviction for murder in the United States is 5 1/2 years. The average amount of time actually served upon a conviction for forcible rape in the United States is 2 1/2 years. In my opinion there is nothing unconstitutional about denying a person convicted of a felony their right to bear arms. The problem is that we have watered down what constitutes a felony. You used to have to commit a serious crime to earn the designation. Not anymore. The problem here is what is being labeled felony crime v. misdemeanor crime. The bottom line is that if a court, having rendered a constitutionally correct and just verdict, can sentence you to death, thus depriving you of your right to life, it can certainly deprive you of your right to keep and bear arms. It may be ineffective to let a murderer out of prison and tell him not to buy guns anymore but it isn't unconstitutional.
Perhaps if we ceased to confine so many people for possessing narcotics and other drugs we could keep hardcore convicts where they belong. Were that to occur, this debate might well be rendered moot.
