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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesBell" data-source="post: 4263264" data-attributes="member: 697">I worked in a prison in a different state for several years. It changed my opinion on a lot of things, including this. There are probably old posts from me on this forum saying in thought that a felon who has completed his sentence should be able to own a gun. After spending a few years with the inmates, I no longer have a problem with a lifetime ban on gun ownership for convicted felons. I listened to too many people discuss the crime they were going to commit when they were released. I saw too many men leave and then return with new charges. I saw too many violent criminals cut deals that turned their violent crimes into short stays with a property crime conviction. They all received due process before losing their rights. I am absolutely opposed to anyone losing the right to bear arms without a conviction. I would be OK with changing the rules to allow a judge to waive the ban at sentencing. Maybe even a provision where a felon could petition to restore the right. But a blanket restoration of gun rights on release isn't something I could support.</blockquote>