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In reply to the discussion: Police: 4 people shot, 1 fatally, in Coney Island [View all]Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)The law is very specific about violent felons NOT being allowed guns:
The judge ruled on the letter of the law and the law was fairly specific about what felons were NOT allowed to own a gun, from the link:
"It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a crime of violence ... which is a felony or simple burglary, burglary of a pharmacy, burglary of an inhabited dwelling, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, felony illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities, manufacture or possession of a delayed action incendiary device, manufacture or possession of a bomb, or possession of a firearm while in the possession of or during the sale or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, or any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law which is a felony, or any crime which is defined as a sex offense ..., or any crime defined as an attempt to commit one of the above-enumerated offenses under the laws of this state..."
Burglary of a UNINHABITED dwelling (Caps mine) is not listed, neither are other non-violent felonies.
Without agreeing with the law, the question is: For a non-violent felon who has completed his sentence and is in theory rehabilitated, what rights should he be required to forfeit after his release? Or asked a different way, what rights does a non-violent felon get back after he has completed serving his sentence?