How many years have felons been prohibited from possessing firearms under Federal law?
Almost 52.
Most people think it's a lot longer.
Because the list of whom was prohibited was made illegal again under Brady in 1993, some people think it was a lot less than 51 years.
But what good has it done?
Has it really prevented firearms from falling into the hands of the people who are forbidden to own them?
How is a person convicted of felony tax evasion more of a danger with a firearm than someone who's paid their taxes?
It seems routine to hear the news mention that someone who's just shot someone was not only a felon in possession, but their previous conviction(s) contain felonious violence.
I know we've said it before: Maybe it's time to figure out a means of "if you're not actively institutionalized, you can own a gun," and, "if you're unsafe with a gun, or any weapon for that matter, you should be institutionalized until you ARE safe."
What we have now is an infringement on honest, every day law abiding citizens and worse, it's doing no good.
Heck, we should really be focusing on the repeal of every obsolete or ineffective law.
For example, when was the last time you heard about a mobster getting charged with RICO?
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