In America, the struggle for voting rights has long been a fight for justice and inclusion, particularly for those who have served time in prison.
But there’s another fight that echoes the same sense of unfairness— the struggle for gun rights for felons who have completed their sentences but remain barred from owning firearms for self-defense, hunting, or even living in a household where guns are present.
The question is simple: Why is it that once someone has “paid their debt to society,” they can regain the right to vote [and pay taxes], but in most states, they still can’t own a gun? Read More at: https://www.ammoland.com/2024/10/felons-can-vote-so-why-cant-they-own-guns-the-hypocrisy-of-denying-2nd-amendment-rights/?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap
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