re: 9th Circuit strikes down 18 USC 922(g)(1) (Felon-Firearm Law)

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Having your right to vote and own a firearm suspended indefinitely is part of the "paying your debt to society" in my opinion.

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Serving time may not necessarily mean completely paying your debt to society. Should a rapist or murderer let out after 20 years get to vote or own a gun? Absolultley not in my book. What if that rapist or murderer had their charges knocked down a bit because they rolled over on a fellow suspect and they got out even earlier?

Losing voting and gun rights is as much a punishment to one person as it is a warning to all not to be a serious criminal.