Felon sues over gun rights, citing Heller.

[akulahawk]

Another way to look at this case is that it may help define the limit of the 2A... That is, if this case gets anywhere. Who knows, perhaps the end result of these kinds of suits may be that non-violent Felons end up in the same boat as those with prohibiting misdemeanors. 10 years no have guns.

Is there a time limit on Restraining Orders after the expiration of which when someone can not purchase/possess firearms? If it's a lifetime gig, then I can see someone challenging that... eventually.

[Bombard]

One problem we face is the lowering bar for criminality. Gean Healy's book "Go Directly to Jail - the Criminalization of Almost Everything" is a good start. Go Directly to Jail If a prosecutor decides you are his target, it kind of doesn't matter if you're a good guy or not - somewhere in your life you've committed a crime.

Once, long ago, most crimes were misdemeanors and only a few of the most serious crimes were felonies. Felons were the serious bad people, expected to live the rest of their lives apart from society. Now if pull the wrong weed in your yard, click the wrong computer link, or install the wrong kind of plumbing, the only thing keeping you from a felony conviction is the discretion of the prosecutor. It's no wonder, then, that there's a movement to restore the rights of Felons.

Problem is, it ends up including the really nasty pieces of work that SHOULD have their rights limited.