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If that's the case, why are you trying to compare the importance of owning a fire arm vs imprisonment? It's very clear OP is using that example to point out the flaws of the current prison system and infringement of rights many ex felons face.
How many repeated offenses do you consider necessary to totally remove the right to own a gun?  
And on a separate topic, while guns are the most talked about, "guns" is never technically specified and there are other arms that are still legally available >

To respond to the first point, I would like to answer with anymore than one. One chance after imprisonment is more than enough of a chance and after that, I see no problem with taking away the rights. As for the second point, I believe that they should have access to any weapon of defense any non-felon would have, so I don’t think that changes much. >

I'm a felon who has done a small amount of time (compared to those around me) in prison for non violent petty drug charges. 8 months or so clean now. I'm not gonna try to change your view, just wanted to say you sound like a shit person if you think I, or others in similar situations to what I was in should be in prison the rest of our lives. >

That is an excellent point that the rest of us have been overlooking.
@OP (/u/BlueGhostInky)   Why would the ability to specifically own a gun be more important than being out of prison?  1 year in prison and not having guns after is much more appealing than a lifetime in prison and still no guns. >

I don't think op is actually advocating for felons to be locked up forever. He's trying to make a point that our current system is hypocritical in the way it deals with prisoners and their rights after serving their sentence. Basically what he's saying is, if after serving your sentence you're still forced to live with what they seem to believe is continued punishment. If our justice system were to truly focus on reforming prisoners, they should regain their rights after serving their sentence and "proving" they're reformed. (That's a whole different can of worms). But the US prison system isn't focused on reform. It's focused on profit and punishment at this point. I don't really care one way or the other about the second ammendment, but I do think this needs to be addressed for voting rights. Unreal to think you can have your right to vote revoked as a US citizen >

Hyperbolic though it  may be,  it is part of his argument and does need to be addressed. >

I think you're missing the argument he's making of that's what you're focusing on >

No. I understand the argument, I disagree with both the argument and the presentation of said argument.