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Are Lifetime Bans on Firearm Ownership 'Cruel and Unusual' Punishment?
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What are the implications of a federal court panel's decision that a lifetime ban on voting rights for felons is "cruel and unusual punishment"? Cody Wisniewski of the Firearms Policy Coalition comments.
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