@admitsWrongIfProven @freemo @robryk it's a matter of what you consider to be a vital human right. As it stands today any person with an assault charge is legally not allowed to own a firearm. Does this mean people with previous violent records dont own guns? Of course not they just use alternative means to secure their firearms.

People have the right to defend themselves. By imprisoning them we strip them of that right. When they have served their sentence their rights should be restored. You aren't stopping determined criminals by making it harder for someone who made a shit decision when they were 20 to defend themselves at 75.