Many of the laws of this nation are totally void of common sense. How many sex offenders must be murdered before the “light comes on”?

Absolutely right. Sometimes the best course is to walk away. That being said, I do agree that it’s not right to take away every ex-felon’s right to own a gun. Unless you actually used a gun to help commit your crime, it doesn’t make sense. If the poor man who was the subject of this post had possessed a gun and used it to defend himself in his home, the shooting would have been ruled to be justified, but he would be prosecuted anyway for owning the tool that saved his life. I saw a news article not long ago where they wanted to prosecutor an ex-felon who disarmed a robber, and therefore illegally held that gun until police arrived. I might start sleeping with a baseball bat next to me though.

Thank You Gerald, our strength is not in weapons of that sort but in common sense and use of the right words at the right time. I have personally defused many battles by choosing my words carefully. That is more powerful than bullets or arrows.

Agreed, Gerald.

I want to caution everybody to remember that federal law also bars convicted felons from owning firearms.
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-ut/legacy/2013/06/03/guncard.pdf
That link contains its own definition of “firearm” that should be noted:
DEFINITION OF “FIREARM”:
Any weapon (including a starter gun) which will expel a projectile by means of an
explosive or is designed or may be readily converted to do so.
If you really believe that you can get away with owning a black powder weapon because it doesn’t use a bullet in a casing, you may be in for a rude awakening in a federal prison. Doesn’t matter that your original conviction was in a state court. The law applies to all convicted felons.

Just thought I’d caution everyone who is trying to find loopholes in Florida’s gun laws to remember that federal law also bars convicted felons from owning firearms.
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-ut/legacy/2013/06/03/guncard.pdf

Of course the Constitution makes no mention of the laws passed since that amendment was put in when the thing was first put out. Up until just recently-(in the 20th century) have ex-felons of any stripe been refused their second amendment rights. But consider WHY that amendment was put in in the first place. It’s what the NRA keeps telling us on television. “We are freedom’s safest place”… Oh really…I wonder how your AR-15 SEMI-automatic will perform against fully automatic assault rifles and stuff our military has in it’s arsenal…hand grenades of all kinds and different ways to confront the cowboy with his lever action 30-30 Winchester. To completely honor the ORIGINAL intent of the Founders, ALL citizens should have have the right to arm themselves with WHATEVER they can pick up in the various arms bazzars around the world.
Oh, by the by…compound bows, and crossbows are also on the ATFs list of illegal things for ex-felons. They can haul you in for possession of a carpenter’s hammer if they have a mind to! ANY DANGEROUS WEAPON is what most of such laws say.

Actually went to the florida statute and it does say an unmodified replica of anfirearm pre the 1900 date is not included as a licensed firearm. And fish and wildlife have that om their permiting site as well. Just interesting…..

JM,
A “firearm” pretty much by definition is a weapon that has shell casings which contain; primer, gunpowder (or propellant) and a shell/projectile CONTAINED.

Guns/weapons that are “black powder fired” are of the same type. EXCEPT you have NO CASING/bullet.
THAT is what the law tries to hide from you.
You have to load a primer, add propellant (powder) musket ball/projectile and a cap.
Completely different of say a Glock 9mm.
Black powder weapons are considered “replicas” and are mfg. before the 1900’s.

Do your own research on this. I am NOT a firearms expert, nor an attorney. But I will say this, a neighbor of mine (Felon) was arrested and charged with Poss. of a firearm by a felon. He went to his 1st hearing and his lawyer told the judge to show him (atty) WHERE in the 2nd Amendment does it “exclude felons” from owning a weapon for protection for his family?
The DA dropped ALL charges.
Judge let him go home straight from court.
He got his weapon back.
He never applied to have his voting rights back.
This was about 2 years ago in Broward County.

Phys ed,
The Constitution TRUMPS (no political reference made) ALL State, local, township laws.
ALL laws… Let that sink in.
NOW, I want you to show me Where in the 2nd Amendment does it say “Except Sex-offenders, drunks, Felons, ect”.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”