Mass shooting on campus in Oregon

It's great that you think this is a good one.

 

I think they're relying on their strong emoji game.

 

I don't have an opinion about the former. The Supreme Court seems to have been OK with it.

I don't give a shit about the latter.

 

I think it's stupid that former felons are denied anything legal to everyone else.

Once you are released back into society, all walls, barriers and gates should be dropped, too.

 

I wouldn't agree with the "once you are released" bit, if only because you haven't completed your punishment when you've been released on parole. But once you've completed your sentence -- i.e., you're no longer on parole -- I don't see any particular reason why you shouldn't regain all your rights.

HOWEVER, as I understand it it has long been the law that being convicted of a felony comes with the penalty of losing at least some civil rights.

Then, there's the matter of those convicted of sex crimes against children. When should they get their full rights back?

 

Before a convicted murderer.

Agree about the "on parole" caveat.

 

Just for argument's sake: A convicted murderer might have learned his lesson about killing others, but pedophilia isn't known for its rehabilitated souls, is it?

 

But not stable enough to own a gun.

 

And my argument is always: Now hunters and military veterans won't seek help for mental illness, knowing it will disqualify them for gun ownership.

Very, very bad unintended consequence on many levels.

 

I think the weight of the evidence is way tilted in favor of the convicted murderer. I read something recently that talked about impulsivity and how, for a very large majority of prisoners, you edit a very few minutes of their lives and you have a wildly different outcome:

I don't think you could say the same thing about those convicted of sex crimes against children.

What Was Gary Becker’s Biggest Mistake?

 

Just do it in kind of a reverse Catch-22: That you're crazy enough to want a gun means you're obviously too crazy to have one.

Her Hillaryness says "Heyyyyyyyy ..."

 

How's it worse than the current situation?

A) You don't know that they would be unwilling to give up their guns to receive treatment

2) You can't predict their behavior if they fail to receive treatment.