Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
Do you think felons should be able to have guns? People who have abused their spouses? People who are mentally ill?

My personal opinion on the "People who abuse their spouses" part. I make numerous arrests for domestic violence and in many cases are misdemeanor and not violent. I refer to them as Harassment-DV arrests. I also call them BS. The "I didn't want him touching me" when he brushed against her, or the some of the many BS phrases that fall under harassment because it is such a vague law. I think the DV advocates are out to make money more than they are out to actually help battered women. In these cases I don't believe a person's rights should be removed when they committed a non-violent misdemeanor, especially when a gun wasn't even part of the equation. However, under our current system, a conviction under these circumstances removes their rights. Just my opinion.