You actually touch on what is going to be an interesting legal and philosophical
argument going forward. Can felons own guns? Because a couple thousand gun lovers have felony convictions now. In the recently mentioned cases, Charlotte and Elkhorn, felons who had served their sentences returned to society and illegally obtained guns with tragic consequences.
Should the convicted felons of January 6 be allowed to own weapons? Before you answer, should the recent Israel/Palestine protesters who will be convicted of felonies related to destruction of property and assault be forever banned from firearm ownership?
I am in the camp of a blanket ban.
Just FYI, it's highly unlikely campus protestors are going to be charged, much less convicted, with felonies. So far, the ones actually charged are facing misdemeanor trespassing.
As for felons with guns, some lower court nuts have ruled such prohibitions are unconstitutional, but it seems unlikely the Supreme Court will agree. Even Alito has spoken out in favor of such bans.
However, based on some recent comments, Alito and Thomas seem OK with domestic abusers having guns, so long as they haven't yet been convicted of a felony.
Cause, you know, women's health no matta.
