In March 2013, the Minnesota Legislature was in legislative session following the December 2012 attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, in which 20 children ages six and seven were killed by a gunman. In response, there was a proposal in the Minnesota Senate to abolish Minn. Stat. 609.165, Subd. 1d, which allows persons convicted of or adjudicated delinquent of a felony crime of violence to petition the court to restore their right to possess firearms. The Star Tribune examined 114 cases of individuals who had been allowed to restore their gun rights. Of those successful petitioners, 110 had absolutely no further involvement with criminal activity. Three had later been convicted of DWI, and one had later been convicted of misdemeanor fifth degree assault and carrying under the influence. Those who undergo the process of returning to court to ask a judge to restore their right to possess firearms take it very seriously, and generally do not later do anything that will again jeopardize their right to possess firearms. For the full article, click the link below:
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