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If the existing laws are not enforced, maybe it's time to remove, or at least rethink the exemptions then?

• refurb 5y ago
  That doesn’t follow in the least. Are you saying we should reconsider the ban on felons buying firearms because the law isn’t enforced?
  • bialpio 5y ago
    Either that, or change the law so that it becomes enforceable, or spend more resources on enforcement. If the law is enforced in, say, 1% cases, why is it even there? Most people who break it face no consequences, and it has a potential to be a tool to unfairly target people ("we want to destroy you so we will find a law that you're breaking that is normally not enforced and lock you away for that"). As for the specific example, yes, I think felons that served their sentence should have their full rights restored.
    • refurb 5y ago
      Nice dodge with your last paragraph.
      • bialpio 5y ago
        Unintended, can you explain why you think I dodged the question? My assumption was that felons are either in prison, or served their time.