Amendment II
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.
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So how can the government force a felon to give up their right to own a gun
They can’t
But… They Do!
Yes. The can. You give up that right when you abuse it.
Inalienable means just that inalienable!!!The constitution does not say that we lose it for any reason.
For real right how can they do that
No they cannot by our own laws second amendment says they cannot but we allow them to do so ” until someone steps up and says no you cannot and we won’t let you , it is our right to bare arms , it doesn’t say unless you have been convicted of a felony , but it does say that once our debt to society has been repaid ” ALL OUR RIGHTS SHALL BE FULLY REINSTATED ” AT THAT POINT WE ARE NO LONGER FELONS !!
Felons, at common law, and in addition to any other penalty, were subject to what is termed civil death— they could not vote, they could not hold public office, they could not sit on juries, they could not engage in occupations involving public trust such as teachers and lawyers. The concept of felon disenfranchisement is directly descended from this concept of “civil death’ and is entrenched in the 14th Amendment.
Similarly, minors were not considered fully part of the people either— they could not vote, hold public office, sit on juries.. they could not even enter into contracts or sue in courts except through a legal representative.
The same holds true for those adjudicated mentally defective. they could not vote, they could not hold public office, they could not sit on juries, they could not even enter into contracts or sue in courts except through a legal representative.