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By the way, a convicted felon is always a convicted felon, not just during parole. No vote, no own guns.....forever.
Convicted felons can have their voting rights restored, and in some states they are automatically restored upon release. If you are going to "restore rights," it would seem like you have to restore ALL rights according to the Constitution....the Cobstitution makes no distinction for ex-cons, and all "citizens" are protected by the Constitution (supposedly). In some sates a felony doesn't even disbar you from owning/possessing a firearm, unless your felony was a VIOLENT crime!! There are many differences between "state/federal" laws (which creates its own set of problems). Something may be illegal under federal law (gun ownership by convicted felon, for one example), but not under state law. Which should prevail?