I thought this was an interesting article by a Lawyer that as a part of his practice aids past felons in having their firearm rights restored. Very well worth a read. See The Quiet Army: Rehabilitated Felons and Firearm Rights Restoration
So what do people think about my advocacy on behalf of felons who want
their firearm rights back? At first blush, it’s not the prototypical
civil liberties cause, but people on the left tend to support it because
it shows compassion for marginalized populations, while people on the
right tend to support it because they endorse permissive firearm rights
policies. The fact that these cases do not fit neatly inside any
ideological box makes them all the more appealing to me, but at the end
of the day I think they transcend ideology because most any reasonable
person would recognize that the request to restore the firearm rights of
an individual who committed a nonviolent crime decades earlier is
reasonable. Although not everyone shares my enthusiasm for promoting
this cause, I think critics would change their tune if they spent some
time around these people.
later
This week I handled my last firearm rights restoration hearing for the
foreseeable future. At the end of the hearing, I handed my client the
Order. He was physically shaking. A sea of emotions had overcome him.
When you see a gruff, 60-year-old shaking and on the verge of tears
with appreciation for what you have done for him, it is a powerful
sight. Like many of us, I went to law school to help people. Firearm
rights restoration cases provide opportunities for attorneys to make a
real difference in the lives of felons who – although by their own doing
– have suffered terribly and caused immeasurable suffering to those who
care for them. These cases provided me with a glimpse down paths that
most of us will never be forced to travel (thankfully), but if we were
to end up in that dark place, we would hope that someone would be there
for us when we returned to society so that we would not have to finish
the journey alone. I believe very sincerely that my service in these
cases has helped to alleviate some of that residual pain for these
individuals and their families.
Good piece. Read it all
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