Every and all kinds of convictions will never negate or nulify consituional rights. A criminal still keeps 100% of consituional rights. No law restricts a constituional right.
Criminals do not keep all their constitutional rights, when they are incarcerated they are not free to move about or posses many things. Felons on probation are not allowed to associate with other felons.
That isn’t true. A felon can’t vote in many jurisdictions. They can’t own a gun. They can’t run for certain offices. There are many things a felon can’t do.
And I reject all of that. I say a felon can still vote, hold office, and own guns. When I find out a convict has firearms or guns, I do not report them because I protect their eternal right to own guns, unrestricted, regardless of a record.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 months ago
There is more to this than guns. This is about losing constitutional rights over a minor conviction.
eatthecake@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Domestic violence is not minor. Jfc.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 months ago
A misdemeanor conviction is a minor conviction. A serious crime is a felony.
uzi@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Every and all kinds of convictions will never negate or nulify consituional rights. A criminal still keeps 100% of consituional rights. No law restricts a constituional right.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Criminals do not keep all their constitutional rights, when they are incarcerated they are not free to move about or posses many things. Felons on probation are not allowed to associate with other felons.
uzi@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
And after they have been released from incarceration, I treat them as still posessing every and all constituional rights.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 months ago
That isn’t true. A felon can’t vote in many jurisdictions. They can’t own a gun. They can’t run for certain offices. There are many things a felon can’t do.
uzi@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
And I reject all of that. I say a felon can still vote, hold office, and own guns. When I find out a convict has firearms or guns, I do not report them because I protect their eternal right to own guns, unrestricted, regardless of a record.