Can Convicted Felons Own Guns Now?

[@redbeardthetrucker1215]

I’ve been out of prison since 2011. Have changed my life around, have a family and a career. Would love to be able to own guns to protect my family and property!

[@michaelpurifoy9558]

Yes you should

[@DaveL9170]

Notice you didn’t say how many boys you touched before you got convicted.

[@redbeardthetrucker1215]

@@DaveL9170 WTF?! I was in prison for selling meth and coke.

[@redbeardthetrucker1215]

@@DaveL9170 so you just assume that when people go to prison and they get out and change their life, they are chomos?

[@Ja2808R]

@@redbeardthetrucker1215 Be the one to break the mold. Appeal and take to high court helping others using your case in future preceding. Also, don’t react to trolls like dave.

[@mitchdenham3750]

If all rights aren’t restored every sentence is a life sentence

[@theoreticalfitness7701]

And once in the system, why bother contributing to society at that point?

[@DG123z]

​@@theoreticalfitness7701wdym

[@pookadookalook]

News flash-we are all serving life sentences

[@kennethbriody8396]

Ít is a life sentence as it is!!!!

[@nickgatlin]

This is true

[@olecranonrebellion9976]

Government hands out felonies like candy. I agree 100%.

[@mikethompson2416]

Ya got the ‘bump-stock’ that the ATF attempted to make illegal. Had they done so, MILLIONS of Felons would have been created instantly if they didn’t ‘turn them in’. I will expound on this in the nxt post..

[@Grunt-Barra]

In a lot of states, $400 is a felony, not even a quarter of a weeks check, less than the value of an Xbox 😂

[@thewildbunch2782]

Yeah, we can't hardly step out of our house without committing a felony now days.

[@brendanakers7294]

In states like Pennsylvania a lot of the misdemeanors hold a maximum sentence of up to 3-5 years, making them felonies under federal law and the laws of most countries. it’s the easiest way for them to Erode the second amendment. I grew up with people who could not own guns over DUI

[@danformanek3062]

Yea, we can lay off all Law Makers! We have to many laws, we need enforcement!

[@dannyj5688]

No where does the 2nd Amendment say "unless you are a convicted felon"!!!!

[@matthewviramontes3131]

💯

[@bluesky6985]

Exactly

[@Sandalphon777]

AND there is no historical precedent to support such actions whichnis how the determinations must be considered and ruled upon.

[@thewildbunch2782]

Exactly

[@nubbbei_king]

Yup, the RIGHT of the people to keep and bear arms. Not the privilege.

[@joshswift4033]

I’d rather a felon have a legit gun than an illegal gun.

[@FierceDeity95]

No such thing as an illegal gun. Just illegal legislation and fed.

[@silverstasher9912]

I know I be saying this forever if you want one you will get one wouldn't they rather know you got it

[@redbeardthetrucker1215]

@@silverstasher9912 luckily in Missouri we don’t have to register our guns

[@heartbroken715]

Theyre not illegal, theyre undocumented ;)

[@KCJbomberFTW]

@@silverstasher9912what about FPS Russia

[@chinanorthairguns]

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms -Thomas Jefferson.

[@toashez2410]

THIS!^^^

[@HopeisAnger]

Good luck getting that across to the NRA supporters around here.

[@chinanorthairguns]

@@HopeisAnger Anyone who still supports the NRA is a fool. Giant slush fund for the executives.

[@ReddVapes]

Thomas Jefferson should be considered the greatest President Pre Lincoln

[@robertmarley8852]

He was a slaver ....a dubious occupation at best

[@MisteryMan2000]

If a US citizen isn't incarcerated, they should have all of their constitutional rights.

[@maxmotta1200]

What does incarceration have to do with it most incarcerations are misturmeaner

[@AnotherLameBot]

@@maxmotta1200wtf is a misturnmeaner

[@Iliketobeeducated]

@@AnotherLameBotI think he ment misdemeanors

[@jessemichaels2818]

@@Iliketobeeducated or maybe "Mr. Meaner". 😂😆🤣

[@turtletruth]

UNITED STATES MARINE: (From Boy to Man/Husband/Father, to Grandfather) 50 years ago was my (3rd) third Non-Violent/Victimless DUI ... (Simple pullover arrests!) All offenses were VOID OF VICTIM, INCIDENT, ACCIDENT, and DAMAGED PARTY. After serving (6) years as a front-line Marine during the Iranian crisis (1979), (Before having a wife, children, and grandchildren) returning to civilian life (Honorable Discharge) was difficult... Can the Bruen decision help this 67-year-old United States Marine regain his gun right for family and home protection after 50 defenseless, prohibited years? When DUI arrests have NO victim, NO incident, NO accident, and NO damaged party, the 2nd Amendment "Right/Privilege" should never rightfully be "eternally abrogated", ever! - USMC (Semper Fidelis) SGT E-5 (5811)

[@Prepper319]

all felons should have their rights restored ! no taxation with out representation!

[@turtletruth]

67 year old U.S.M.C. VETERAN says (Title18 922(g)(1) mandates revision! 50 YEARS AGO a United States Marine was convicted of his 3rd victimless DUI after being Honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps in January 1979. DUI's which are non-violent, victimless, without incident, accident, or damaged party, should judicially, never be an ETERNAL LIFETIME 2-A BAN! Ironically, plenty of police officers and judges have 2 DUI convictions. Title 18 922(g)(1) Mandates revision because of how it is written; VICTIMLESS/ NON-VIOLENT DUI felons have no chance of ever regaining 2-A rights for home protection! That's a violation of law, against the 2-A, and Jurisprudence ... - USMC (Semper Fidelis) SGT E-5 (5811)

[@donaldashford6588]

All felons should be able to own guns when they get out of prison. They are either reformed enough to be a citizen again and enjoy the full rights of a citizen or they are not and should not be released. This is coming from a felon.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

Should be able to vote too AFAIC. Hell, I'm not sure there's a particularly good reason they should be unable to vote while *in prison* TBH. I honestly think that a whole lot of laws would get changed real quick if that happened.

[@donaldashford6588]

@@ColonelSandersLite I’ve been able to vote since I got out but I had to wait till I was off paper. As far as voting while in prison I can see both sides of the argument but looking back to my time in I don’t know if I would have been proud of the votes I made while in. There was a huge lack of information flow as far as that kind of politics and information as well as my horrible feelings of the world. My head space and soul was very upside down at the time.

[@HopeisAnger]

​@@donaldashford6588That's part of the issue. I worked as a guard for a while. The control of information is pure communism. Couldn't do that to another American anymore, regardless of their crimes.

[@colethewolfboy]

Prisoners will pretty much never vote against their own interests, much like illegal immigrants. I can’t see campaigning in American prisons going well for any political party or candidate, or how it’ll make the criminal justice system better.

[@etherico3041]

In a couple states you can still vote while incarcerated

[@dorianleclair7390]

I have a felony for Marijuana which is legal here in Oregon now. I should be able to own a firearms again. Non violent felons should be able to own guns once done with parole.

[@jebkermen6087]

I think if it's nonviolent it should not be a felony.

[@COOL-G404]

If a,persons served their dept to society then all that persons rights and God giving rights need to be restored. No if, ands buts about it.

[@jackofallglass165]

move to Texas, you can buy a gun at a gun show here, and concealed carry as a felon no permit required. no judge in Texas will deprive you of your 2nd amendment rights in 2024

[@jackm6307]

My felonious act was growing it...a lot of it. Did so because I am severely handicapped by the Polio virus, could not make a living, and they wrongly refused me disability (I did end up getting it). This was the late 80''s, 3 months county time. Not being able to run in itself puts me in a precarious situation, and I'd feel a lot safer with a gun, not to mention hunting. So can felons own guns now or not? Unfortunately I watched the whole video and don't believe the channel ever gave an answer the the question posed in the title.

[@jebkermen6087]

@@jackm6307 just go's to show you that vaccines are a wonder of the modern world, and that the second is a inalienable right.

[@jameswrobinson]

Good. If you have been deemed safe enough to be released into society, you should have your Rights restored. Otherwise, they aren’t Rights… they are privileges. If they are still a danger to others, they shouldn’t be released.

[@DaveL9170]

See 14th Amendment. Rights CAN be taken with due process of law.

[@bookillful]

​@@DaveL9170Wow, there's a tyrant clause in the Constitution.

[@chrishaugh1655]

@@bookillful do you truly believe someone that has a history of being violent should be allowed the right to own a firearm? You know as well as anyone else with more than 2 brain cells that our justice system fails and fails often.

[@615levi]

@@DaveL9170 I don’t care what any piece of paper says, my rights are granted by God, not the government, and definitely not by a piece of paper.

[@cocolefleur]

@@615levi If your rights are granted by God, and God is all powerful, then surely nobody is capable of infringing on them?

[@KM_1983]

We have a Bill of RIGHTS Not a Bill of PRIVILEGES. A RIGHT cannot be lost or taken away. A PRIVILEGE can. If you are too dangerous to be trusted with a gun. You are too dangerous to be on the streets.

[@chrisjones469]

The elephant in the room is the fact that no other right is treated as having “permission”. If the government can take away a “right”, it isn’t really a “right”, is it? Why not take away the right to free speech for someone who was imprisoned for inciting violence? You can form whatever opinion you want about a lion, whether he has attacked people, hunted prey, etc., but the lion’s natural state is one of being equipped to fend for itself. The lion can be caught and/or killed, and yet the natural “right” of the lion to have teeth and claws is not diminished. Man’s nature is innovation, firearms being just one example of that. If “rights” are dependent on the government’s blessing, we are all wards of the state.

[@JD-tn5lz]

I'm a big 2A supporter, but the difference between me and most other 2A folks is that I actually have read the entire Second Amendment, the Federalist Papers, and am a student of history. Sorry, but the fact is, when the Second Amendment was debated the issue was less individual's rights but more the rights of each state to resist Federal encroachment and intrusion. So, each state gets to determine how to regulate it's militia. To push across the board is to weaken state's powers and strengthen Federal omnipotence. It was intended that each state could determine it's own way to regulate firearms.

[@chrisjones469]

@@JD-tn5lz Yeah, making claims of authority because you're posturing as a subject matter expert is not an argument. You'd be surprised to know that other people have studied those same issues, in much greater depth, and have come to the opposite conclusion. The People and the militia were synonymous terms within that context. You're trying to say the forest can be armed, but not the individual trees. Secondly, my argument from first principles does not rely on the constitution for validation. It stands independently.

[@reefread1234]

Thx for shutting down that clowns nonsense in a model way

[@HopeisAnger]

​@@chrisjones469You're a good citizen, and I am proud to have countrymen like you.

[@fillsbury8304]

@@chrisjones469 It should be decided on a case by case basis, no law or right is without gray-zones or exceptions, that's why we have lawyers and legal scholars in the first place. If your crime involved gun-related violence, it stands to reason that, that right should be taken away from you, as you have proven yourself incapable of handling that responsibility, and you pose a risk to the rest of society. Remember, those laws and rights are not just there to protect your individual rights, they're also there to protect everyone else in society.

[@TheFowlerAirgunChannel]

I wish they would restore my rights. I am a normal functioning member of my community. No violent crimes and I have a family to protect.

[@jackofallglass165]

move to Texas, go buy a gun at a gun show or from a private seller, and you can carry legally open or concealed here with no permit. no Texas judge is gonna prosicute you for prohibited person when your felony was non violent in 2024. besides that its straight up legal here to poses a firearm in your own home as a convicted felon. I had a buddy that brandished a weapon at someone like 5 years ago, he served his time and was convicted. they just called him up to come pick up his gun 5 years later... awesome

[@Imapatriot]

Amen brother same here

[@615levi]

My rights are God given…they’re not a privilege the government can revoke.

[@TNS_Mafia]

✔️✔️✔️

[@VAFSH4LIF]

Correct 100%

[@MitchellConner-xb6jx]

Absolutely. Kinda of obvious

[@loghomemaintenance]

Amen

[@alyssaguzman6972]

😂

[@zaca211]

Ive always looks at it like this. If you can be trusted to be let out of prison, you deserve ALL of your rights.

[@behindthescenesphotos5133]

How often do we see a crime committed by someone who should have been locked up, but wasn't due to a soft on crime system?

[@loopymadethatbeat]

@@Vodkanirthose ones will be weeded out by the ones who aren’t committing an act of law breaking. Fast, too. The more guns the merrier. U cant put other rights over others. Criminals also congregate and tell eachother how to break worse laws, are we taking their 1a away bc they cant be trusted not tell others how to commit crimes and get away with them? This is reality. What lala land are you in to think im not entitled to protect my life bc i did something when i was younger that was violent? And in my case it was self defense in a state that doesnt have self defense laws. Most dont.

[@HopeisAnger]

​@@behindthescenesphotos5133Maybe you should focus on not being soft on crime, instead of treating the constitution like a flashlight. Marxist.

[@megamilyon6111]

The founding fathers knew of felonies and didn’t include them in the constitution. Also, the founding fathers never imagined America would have 7,000 different laws that made behavior felonies.

[@BlueCollarDude101]

Our founding fathers WERE felons to the British tyrants

[@exploringhistory1994]

More felony laws exist than any human on earth knows the numbers of and any one of them comes with a ban...Law and order has replaced the constitution with a prison for profit system enforced by a million man militarized police force..We are living the exact situation the founders fought against.

[@megamilyon6111]

@@Glupshitto88 name some …..

[@Learningmorw7805]

A lot of the new comers were of low status and "undesirables" looking to improve their social status that would NEVER rise where they came from. Some were criminals (created from survival)????

[@TNS_Mafia]

They are criminals themselves

[@top6ear]

If you serve your time then when you leave prison it should be a clean slate.

[@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210]

What if you are a twisted sexual predator?

[@michaelpurifoy9558]

​@@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210if you can't be rehabbed then you should serve a life sentence

[@guitarthrasher81]

@@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210violent or socially demented individuals shouldn’t be released.

[@mastathrash5609]

​​​​​@@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210 If it involves hurting kids, they shouldn't be allowed to Waste our Oxygen. If you get my drift.... And that goes for any predator with multiple crimes. Also YT keeps deleting it So it's kind of clear who they stick up for.

[@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210]

@@mastathrash5609 Sure, I get it. Personally, I'm more on the side of an unconditional life sentence, seeing so many people framed, but I understand the sentiment.

[@DavidD8029]

"Shall not be infringed", not "Shall not be infringed, unless."

[@xTheUnknownTruthx]

But trump says "Take the guns, due process later". Biden supports this.

[@cocolefleur]

Do you support prisoners having guns in prison?

[@kamalatharat]

@@cocolefleur Such a display of intelligence

[@cocolefleur]

@@kamalatharat denying a prisoner their 2nd Amendment rights is an infringement, is it not?

[@kamalatharat]

@@cocolefleur I was about to say that you further prove my point, and spare yourself from digging any deeper. But you are just a gift that keeps on giving 😂

[@ramlaBhartwaj]

Big respect to Mr White Expunged for helping me clear my felony and misdemeanors, and also getting me back my gun rights.

[@randy7417]

If you dont trust people enough to restore ALL rights after they've served there time,they shouldn't of been released in the first place...

[@SandipRathod-cg7sb]

I’m grateful to *Mr* *White* *Expunged* for helping me clear my felonies off my record and also getting my rights restored.

[@JayeshThakor-iq5qq]

I never thought I would ever be able to purchase and carry firearms but thanks to Mr White Expunged for making it possible.

[@williamhunt6920]

Who is Mr white?

[@saleemansari383]

All thanks to Mr White Expunged, I can finally purchase a firearm to protect myself and my family

[@TheMightyTengu]

A misdemeanor domestic violence shouldn't ban someone either.

[@court1573]

You got that right

[@blackkingharris4485]

Thank you

[@blackkingharris4485]

I still carry tho

[@chrisbelcher5320]

It’s about time we got this! I lost mine for simple possession charges. All dismissed now, not 1 single violent charge! Yet why is this the only right few seem to lose?

[@codyharney2997]

​@@ChopsWildRide yep, they now have thousands of felonies. And they come up with more everyday. Just another way to make everyone they dont like criminals and strip them of their rights

[@AIRGUNZ_MILITIA]

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[@carlclonts8313]

The government does not get to pick and choose who gets their rights.

[@TheProAer]

If someone is a felon, does their time, they should have their constitutional rights.

[@JohnDoe-mt8rf]

If you serve 100% of your crime you should get your rights back.

[@thetest8777]

In most cases and exceptions

[@mevik3835]

Ty man

[@sloppyoppie]

Crime determined by gov?because they can make that up as they go. The founders would not be proud of that answer.

[@HopeisAnger]

​@@thetest8777No more cases and exceptions. No more Marxist bs. You're either free or you're doing time. The end.

[@blob22201]

​@@HopeisAnger The founding fathers weren't against the idea of crimes lol

[@JoeSmith-nu8oo]

What bothers me is that basically the government is saying your life means nothing if you are convicted of a felony in this country, as if the felon label makes you immune to crime or something! So if a thug comes at you with a gun to rob you all you have to say is, hey I'm a felon and the thug will say oh okay Man thanks for letting me know, I'll just head on down the street and find me another victim🤣🤣🤣

[@pauljudah1235]

Right

[@daleskelton8963]

Or maybe if you tell the thug with the gun that your a felon he will say take mine I have more

[@JoeSmith-nu8oo]

@@daleskelton8963 🤣

[@LRK-GT]

It's an open admission that felons are to be treated as, sub-human. "We didn't *revoke* your rights. You just don't have any; you are an underclass"

[@kencoffman7145]

Thanks for this 1. I'm convicted for almost 15 years. Since, ive made it my mission to be accepted as a full citizen again. Ive been vetted by the Secret Service for a Presidential detail, met the Secretary of State and a governor since then but still can't own a firearm.

[@HopeisAnger]

Trust is hard to win back, but it can and should be possible. Keep on keeping on, brother.

[@onemischiefmaker7032]

RIGHTS are not privilege's.

[@angelreyes5206]

Nonviolent felons should at the very least be able to keep a firearm at home.

[@black69camaro2344]

I get where you're going but the reality is give an inch they'll take a mile and the founding father said shall not be infringed

[@ferd1775]

It's either a right or it isn't. Thefe is no middle ground on rights. You can either speak freely or you can not. You can either possess a firearm entirely or you can not. You can either freely worship or you can not. The entire reason we have a constitution is solely to LIMIT the governments power over controlling these aspects of our lives. Period. It does not grant us our rights, it limits the governments ability to control and enforce and legislate our lives and freedoms. What do people not understand about this???

[@black69camaro2344]

@@ferd1775 this absolutely my comment was slightly limited but what I meant is you you have this right to bear and to keep

[@ferd1775]

@@black69camaro2344 amen brother

[@lightningdriver81]

Negative. There is no dividing keep and bear.

[@LakeMissoulaAquaticsandPlants]

Anyone free to be in the public, has a second amendment right.

[@AmericanNationalist852]

Exactly

[@DaveL9170]

He average rapist does NOT get life in prison. They get less than 15 years on average. You want to give them guns. Right??

[@AmericanNationalist852]

@@DaveL9170 no, they should get the woodchipper treatment immediately upon conviction. Right there, outside the court, televised.

[@NK-ne9uf]

@@AmericanNationalist852well there is a sex offender registry that is public info. None of you “wood chipper” crowds have done anything

[@johnb.6468]

I would suggest that it only be extended to American citizens.

[@LuminaryCursorem]

Lets be honest, somethings that are felonies, shouldn't be felonies... So many laws on the books that its hard to not do something that is illegal. The FBI said that a single person commits 3 felonies ever day. That should tell y'all something about our "Gooberment."

[@derbsmcbergs]

OIfc they did. It's called budget review.

[@stoltzld80]

We have Clinton to thank for that. He turned a lot of M1s into the new F5. Residue in a bag gets you this. Among so many other dumb ass things.

[@tablerockkid8237]

Do you commit 3 felonies a day? I don't. I'm 72 and never been charged with anything. You live in a fantasy world.

[@commontater652]

Beat me to it. 1000 thumbs up.

[@Shenmue06]

Drug user's shouldn't be felons. The United States literally has the highest percentage of prisoners on the planet! This idea that we're free is ridiculous. I love the United States but it does have an insanely corrupt government.

[@jesseflynn1259]

I am 68 years old . Have had no law trouble since 2008 . I should be able to get a means of self defense .

[@susanliggett3982]

Do your time restore your Constitutional rights. -W. Liggett

[@el_deplorablede_tejas1394]

Its that many people don't realize how quick the Guberment can put a Felony on you if THEY want too.

[@noconsentgiven]

Exactly this part❤🔥!!!

[@Albect777]

If you did your time your rights should be restored... period...

[@Shademastermcc]

This is a hard one to swallow for a lot of people because they are elitist narcissists who look down on anyone with a "felony" charge. The murderer who just got out after 30 years on good behavior is the same as the guy who got caught with a bunch of coke. But here's the most important part, if the murderer wants to do it again, a law preventing him from buying a firearm isn't going to stop him.

[@noconsentgiven]

Facts.

[@alanshaw4655]

you are correct, he/she will just get a gun from somewhere else other than getting it legally.

[@roypatterson9910]

It used to be that if you were a convicted selling you lost your right to vote, but now they've given that right back, so they should do the same thing with bearing arms. Like me, I have several felonies on my record, and I've only had one violent crime charge, which was for a unarmed robbery back in 1991, which I spent 4 & a half years in prison, but I've never been caught with a gun or used a gun in a commission of a crime, so I feel that I should be able to get my gun rights back!

[@LakeMissoulaAquaticsandPlants]

If enough law abiding citizens are armed, trained and confident in the use of self defense, criminality will disappear fast.

[@vericbasilio]

12 years later, of Sandy Hook and the people have more guns than ever yet, crime is the highest it has ever been.

[@analogueoverdigital929]

​@jamesray5877no it will just disappear 😂

[@dangeary2134]

@jamesray5877when that gun is in the hands of all, it’s not an unfair advantage any more, it is a responsibility. The entire dynamic changes. Taking the horns from the antelope does not stop the lion from eating it.

[@ningboy3274]

Also, I live in a small Florida town where almost everyone has guns, they love guns here, my county is even a a sanctuary county so if the AR was ever outlawed the county I live in wouldn't recognize that law and allow you to still own one. With all that being said, I moved here from Chicago thinking it would be safer, but my small Florida community has had more homicides since I've lived here than the gang infested Chicago neighborhood I moved here from, I think law abiding citizens owning guns is great, I love the second amendment, but the hard truth is having so many guns leads to more people using them. Here it isn't gang members shooting each other, it's your average citizen who may have had too much to drink, senior citizens suffering from dementia, scorned spouses who find their significant other cheating on them, neighbors fighting one another, and the biggest of all ROAD RAGE. Criminality is a side effect of other social issues, it doesn't matter how many people are armed, because as long as there are those social issues there will be criminality. Some places may be safer with more guns but as long as there are people struggling to eat or suffering from mental health issues, or any other problems that would drive someone to break the law, there will still be criminality, doesn't matter if everyone is armed or not. The larger the wealth gap, the more crime, because there are less opportunities to feed yourself and your family, and most people's survival instincts will force them to do whatever they need to not to starve...

[@codyharney2997]

​@@ningboy3274 everything you just said was "people do bad things" and it has nothing to do with rights or guns.

[@wayneschmidt4343]

Yes, every American should have the right to protect life and liberty.

[@Armedinthegarden]

Convicted felons not being able to own guns was always a violation of the 2nd amendment🤷🏻

[@clarencebarton9371]

I have an inalienable right to protect myself. My Felony was not committed with a firearm.

[@mikeyslas4557]

The second ammendment never stated that thier rights could be taken away. Every word in the constitution was selected to make sure our rights could not be taken away

[@bill4639]

“Shall not be infringed”

[@GunSam]

The whole system is contradictory. Like, a felon is too dangerous to be allowed to own a firearm legally, yet they are perfectly safe enough to walk the streets with you and me. If the government deems them a risk to own a firearm, that means they are a risk to society and what the hell are they walking the streets for? If a dangerous inmate can take a month to make a weapon in prison with extreme patience, it's 10 times easier for them to simply acquire a firearm illegally on the outside. The whole system is whack.

[@mrj3217]

I agree with you. If you too dangerous to be free keep them locked up. If your free you free.

[@jackiedye8135]

My question is why has the bar been lowered so far to where non violent felon is even a term

[@jessefioretti2872]

I'm currently in the middle of the pardoned process to regain my 2A rights. I lost them in 2011 when i was a 21-year-old scumbag i plead guilty to a non-violent misdemeanor class 1, receiving stolen property. Today, i am a percision fabricator/engineer. My wife and i own our home, and we have a beautiful little girl. I just want to protect myself and my family.🤷🏻

[@matthewschuster799]

I went through the certificate of rehabilitation process took three years to get the certificate and now have to wait up untill 2026 for a pardon. All for a possession charge that i plead guilty to the felony when I was 19 . this was in 2006..

[@j.williams560]

Black powder isn’t considered a firearm. $3-400 will get you a 5-shot percussion revolver. That will protect you and your family. Is your wife able to own firearms? If so she needs to carry outside the home and can do so legally. Will just need a locking device at home. My brother is in the same situation and has explored this at length. Your felony doesn’t strip her of her rights. Good luck in the process of getting your rights restored by the crown. We are all slaves and need to make a few decisions without the gubernment. They don’t care about you or your family just how much you can be taxed.

[@ghijkl]

Black powder is considered a firearm in some states. Airguns may or may not, they make semi auto 80fpe ones which is better than nothing

[@Texas_Cody]

​@ghijkl wrong, they do not meet the laws definition of a firearm

[@ghijkl]

@@Texas_Cody wrong, I live in Idaho. Our state definitions made it so a man named Larry Dolsby was convicted because of a muzzle loader. He appealed because he thought the same but they didn’t care

[@MsUltrafox]

There are 2 types of convicts. The first have learned their lessons and are no longer a real problem, The second are criminals for life who don't care about "legal carry" laws.

[@DG123z]

💯

[@MitchBast-xu7jg]

Navy veteran here. Was wrongfully convicted of a 2nd degree felony 6 months after I was HONORABLY discharged, in 1982. I have been in ZERO trouble with the judicial system since then. I DESERVE TO HAVE MY 2A RIGHTS RESTORED, but I CANNOT afford the legal fees required to do so. I'm as angry about this INJUSTICE as ANY VETERAN can be. I COULD purchase a used rifle or handgun from a private party, and keep a very low profile, but THATS NOT THE POINT!!! I deserve to go into ANY gun store in America and purchase exactly what I want. Full Stop. Any suggestions out there???

[@deltamike3916]

It amazes me how excruciatingly difficult it is for so many to understand the words SHALL NOT. Your rights don't come from the govt, rights aren't gifted and taken. Disgusting what this country has become. As if the constitution means anything to the govt, I know. It's so tiresome and infuriating

[@coreylortz5580]

They understand they are just infringing anyway using the full force of the law to infringe one person at a time so people don't have enough incentive to group together and fight back .

[@stevekeenan4726]

I got stupid in late 70's, ended up with a five yr prison stint. Got out in 84, straight to a truck driving job. Got an early release from parole for staying on track. Been driving truck since. Getting ready to retire after 40 yrs of it. And still cant vote, or own a firearm. I am still being held back by my past, and that was 45 yrs ago !! Couldnt get hired for specialty load carriers, or any govt loads. And thats with a perfect driving record ! As dangerous as this world is becoming, it would be nice to be able to have some personal protection when needed !

[@alanshaw4655]

file for full pardon, its easy.

[@stackinginthetone]

if the founding fathers meant for certain people to not have arms they would have included it.

[@K.O.tyranny]

Abolish unelected 3 letter agencies making rules that ARE NOT LAW!!!

[@jonpalmer2766]

I totally agree. If they can be trusted to be free, they should be free indeed.

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

Thanks so much for covering this bro,

[@maddbeardeddad5866]

2002 i was passenger in a stolen vehicle. I DID NOT know the car was stolen. I had a friend that stold a caddy and was trying to pretend it was his. We got pulled over. He ran i didnt. Still got charged and went to prison. I was 18. 40 now and have 7 kids and work as a Delinquent Youth Specialist for my state. Non violent,non sexual, non drug. Still cant carry 20 plus years later.

[@redslate]

That's f'd up man. I'm sorry.

[@brianknight3750]

It use to be that you had to be really violent to get a felony now that's not the case. You can even get into a minor fight and be charged with a felony. It is ridiculous almost any crime can be a felony now.

[@factz6172]

Bravo on the park where you said if someone wants a gun they're going to get a gun regardless. So if someone stays out of trouble for x amount of years they should get their rights back

[@cutlassman1]

Spot on! If a person is too bad to be in society , they shouldn't be the rest should have their rights.

[@Wonderbread307]

I've always said this. If you are deemed free to leave prison. Then all your rights should be re-instated. If you don't think felons should own guns because their dangerous etc. Then I say those felons should not be let out of prison.

[@davebud5658]

Safe enough to be free safe enough to be FREE .

[@LeatherFace17708]

FPS Russia is coming back y'all!!!

[@DaveL9170]

Ok that’s funny

[@bghiggy]

Free kyle

[@bracoop2]

Hope so. It’s a travesty of justice that a person can have a human right revoked like it’s a flimsy privilege.

[@DaveL9170]

@@bracoop2 do you believe in the Constitution?? Cause the US Constitution clearly states under both the 5th Amendment for Due Process and the 14th Amendment for same that rights can be “removed by due process of law”. Go read it.

[@HerrinSchadenfreude]

​@@DaveL9170Does it also say that removal is made permanent by default without further due process of law? Because if it does, it flies right in the face of all of its statements regarding inalienable rights and is also enshrining the right of the government to disenfranchise the citizenry, because that's what has to be done in order for it to cherry pick which parts of a citizen's rights it gets to honor. Last I checked, the government is subject to the citizenry. Not the other way around. Also set forth by the Constitution.

[@codyharney2997]

Forever tax exemptions if they get to "keep your rights" forever.

[@stoltzld80]

Its all about $$$ and control. Period.

[@indoorkite651]

In my opinion if you’re a convicted felon and you get released, then you’re safe enough to own a gun. If you’re a violent felon, murder etc etc, then you should have a year or so to be released but under heavy supervision. Once you’re done with that you get all rights restored. I don’t think a violent felon is likely to repeat offend if they’ve lived a while in civil society without any incidents.

[@BroScience710]

Bravo brother. If you're to dangerous to be In society with a gun you're to dangerous to be in society.

[@dennyupchurch]

if someone went on a murdering spree maybe they shouldnt be back out on the street

[@biznessman79]

I was one of the first fathers in NJ to be awarded full custody of my daughter back in 2000. I was also charged with assault in 2002- fist fight and self defense. SMH. I was charged with assault and did 6 month/weekends because I had custody. This was 22 years ago. I’m 44, a PhD level psych student, entrepreneur, husband of 16 years, and father for 24 years. My “conviction” was considered violent. I was wrongfully convicted but I don’t and have never played victim. I made life work and carved my own path. That said I’m not sure if I can still own a firearm due to my charge being “violent.” It’s extremely frustrating because I have a home and family to protect. I’m going to contact my attorney and give it a shot. But it may not work. It would be ashamed to be punished for life for defending myself with my fists 22 years ago.

[@ghostwriter1415]

I'm in the same boat: My fight was deemed a violent felony even though the victims were kicked out of the hospital the same night, by police, because they were pi$$ed off at the doctor NOT prescribing them opiates! For what it's worth, I salute you, and please continue being a good father and citizen.

[@biznessman79]

I’m sorry to hear this bro. Indeed we will continue toward success. Salute back. Much success to you and yours.

[@alanshaw4655]

i do not know how hard it would be for you to get a full pardon in your state ?, but here in arkansas, i did the full pardon all on my own dime and time, i did not hire a lawyer to help me. good luck, hang in there !.

[@craibe4709]

Every founding father was an insurrectionist to their English government and would definitely have been classified as felons for their use of military technology against a governmental body. It is a right, not a privilege. If you feel uncomfortable for someone of a different political position, ethnicity, or religious beliefs to own a machine gun, silencer, or anything you wish you had then you don’t deserve them either. We have lost the idea of not hurting someone because it is wrong, not because it is a crime. If everyone had a gun and knew how to use it, I very much believe people could have machine guns in their home and never use it for wrong doing.

[@donttreadonrick9981]

Dude, you touched on everything! We know how to govern ourselves.

[@redbeardthetrucker1215]

Exactly bro!

[@HopeisAnger]

There can be no better countryman. Thank you.

[@andystampfli9127]

If you're too dangerous to be armed you're too dangerous to be free. Once free from all civil obligations to redeem yourself you should be FREE to do what all other free people are allowed to do.

[@Lee.Davis_onesandzeros]

The irony of this happening at the same time a ex-president is convicted of multiple felonies and is a gun advocate and admitted owner of many is not lost

[@j.williams560]

Heres a thought. If you’ve done your time you get your rights fully restored. If the crown denies you your rights then they aren’t eligible to tax you. No rights no tax money. Maybe that angle will help move the needle.

[@HopeisAnger]

No more compromises. No taxes, no violation of rights, not more "it's just a little bit of communism". No. More.

[@-KIMISAFOX]

I was convicted of felony possession of marijuana at 18yrs old. 20yrs later with zero other criminal history I feel like I truly cannot protect my family/household. It's a horrible reality.

[@li4850]

Some people forget that if it’s a misdemeanor of two years, it doesn’t count as disqualified you.

[@BryanRichardson1939]

I'm a felon, all very non violent crimes, never owned a gun, I would like to have the opportunity since I have been raising a family and no trouble in 10s of years

[@bruceschlegel8588]

If they have finished there punishment there rights should be given back,

[@vicdiaz5180]

I agree with Eric on this one 1000%

[@kevinroberts781]

The reality is, they will get a firearm regardless

[@sparky_-mf2cs]

We should also be able to defend not only our lives but our property as well at all cost

[@notawizard6867]

Once you did you’re time, you should have all the rights you had before.

[@JarridT.]

You never should lose those rights .

[@campdunivan7921]

If you are ok are ok to be released then you are to get ALL RIGHTS back.

[@markkoenig9344]

An offense that infringes on the rights of another should be the ONLY crime considered a felony.

[@alpersichino1486]

🎉🎉 I often wondered about that how they going to take only your second amendment right no matter what you did but they couldn't take any rest to your rights???😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@allenvaden1292]

Ive got a friend, who got into an argument with his girlfriend. This man is 70 yrs old. His girlfriend called the cops.Shes one of those type. Anyway they ask him, if he had any weapons. He told them yeah,in a safe in his bedroom. He opened the safe,they took the gun and charged him with firearm by a felon..A felony drug charge from 7 yrs ago. He recieved 19yrs and 12 months. Thats how his sentence reads. for this bull crap charge. He was one of the nicest guys, and basically got a life sentence. Will they have to release him,now that the law changed.

[@aaronlarsson8387]

And if the DA decides to prosecute a Domestic charge, even though the spouse doesn’t press any charges, and that couple is still married and have been for 20 years, they’re still not allowed to have any firearms to protect their family.

[@marktisdale7935]

7:50 Thank you Eric, I have been saying that for years.

[@reelfishingtradition1655]

I was 19, got 12 yrs felony time for non violent crime. I was 32 yrs old that i got some of my rights back, ive been on jury duty twice, ive got my rights back to vote, but i think gun rights follow you till a judge reverses that calling, most will get 15 yrs off top for having a gun if felon, crazy how they can put someones life in my hands thru a jury trail , but fail to see me protecting myself or my family with a gun. My son will be 21 in jan, ill be 52 in july, and really sucks that i have to look at my brother to share time with to learn to hunt or practice gun safety . Our state now you dont have to have permit for gun, but they still do a fbi chk.

[@jdstory5217]

Voting rights are restored once sentence is complete...

[@daleskelton8963]

Not in Missouri I can’t vote or serve on jury duty or buy a firearm for life

[@jdstory5217]

@daleskelton8963 not sure why or for what reason, but nationwide, your voting rights are restored after completing your sentence. Meaning prison, then Parole! Unless you have lifetime supervision. It's automatically restored nothing needed to restore it just completion.

[@alanshaw4655]

@@daleskelton8963 maybe move out of missouri ?. once released from parole here in arkansas, they let you vote now ( this was just changed a few yrs ago ).

[@jasonsierchio1167]

Agree 101% sir. This is my exact stance. I also think we need harsher punishment for thieves but that has nothing to do w/ this video.

[@Mark_Spivey]

Agree with you 100%!

[@BlanchardsBees]

My 4th was violated in 2017 but I couldn't get a decent attorney to point that out in court

[@carterm950]

I hope they can. Felon or not everyone should have the right to defend themself.

[@Bugmugsey]

YOU ARE CORRECT BROTHER,YOUR ANALOGY FITS TRUTH

[@benjaminvanderjagt]

The issue should be that the right to bear arms is a human right. Whoever you are, you there reading this comment, YOU have the right to arm yourself. There should never have been any limits on this placed by any government for any reason, because it's fiction. Do I trust someone who once shoplifted a pack of cigarettes to own a gun? No, and that's why I carry one.

[@TruthLovingPatriot]

I believe we always had it. Shall not be infringed means shall not be infringed. Period. No debate about it.