Felons aren't supposed to have guns!

Down in Florida, a man is arrested because he used a firearm to defend himself:

The sheriff’s office was later contacted by Xavier Tyrone Moore, 34 of Pensacola, who stated that while standing in his front yard he was approached by the occupants of the Chevrolet Impala which lead to a verbal argument over drugs and threats were made to kill Moore. The argument escalated to gunfire and Moore admitted to defending himself with a firearm. Moore, who is a convicted felon, was still in possession of the gun.

I know the reason politicians and law enforcement give for disarming convicted felons, but srsly, why are felons disallowed from having firearms? Especially since firearms are so readily available on the black market? And felons get guns whether we want them to or not.

Does Moore give up the right to defend himself as a convicted felon? Because that's the message that we send to the felons who are actually trying to make a go of it in society.

Like David says, if you can't be trusted with a gun .......

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