I am asking what is not offensive to you? That itself is offensive? Boo fucking hoo. I am not scheming turbo, I am asking basic questions on a subject in which you are informed about. You again attempt what? Answer the question even if it is divisive....who cares. You aren't fooling me. In, fact what are you doing? What is driving you so crazy?
your "Questions" are loaded, fraught with hyper-emotional baggage, and lack a substantive grounds for support or dismissal.
a "felony" is any crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
thats the legal definition, thus an individual who fucks up on his taxes is a "felon", as is an individual who fails to achieve a positive defense of "self defense" in a fistfight where no-one was seriously injured.
if you get into a dust-up with your brother at the age of 14 and some nervous nelly calls the cops, you can and will become a "felon" even if neither party presses charges.
these sorts of crimes should NOT be a bar to owning firearms, that should be reserved for those who engage in SERIOUS crimes, like robbery, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, etc... not a kid with 2 doobies in his pocket at a Phish concert.
you gloss over the facts in favour of a blanket prohibition for everyone with even the mildest criminal record, while ignoring the reality which is, more potheads are felons than any other class of person.
further, when one has finished the process prescribed for their felony, and have their civil rights restored they SHOULD once again exercise their rights as free upstanding citizens to own firearms.
Guns dont kill people, Gun Grabbers get people killed.