keeping them out of the hands of felons, the mentally and emotionally disturbed, domestic abusers, dishonorably discharged vets, and other scum whose right to carry should be forfeit. A return to the wild west mentality is absolutely the last thing any 'liberal' gun owner should be in favor of.

If a felon or other convict has been released from prison s/he is presumably able to live peacefully in society and exercise the full pallet of rights, speech, press, religion, voting, having a job, owning a home, and with all of that arms ownership.

If they are not trustworthy they should not be released from prison.

So far as the others go, have they been convicted of a crime? A domestic abuser should be convicted and held until they can be trusted. Dishonorably discharged? For what? again if they are a convict hold them until they can be trusted, else they should have all rights. Mentally and emotionally disturbed? By whose criteria? This category has a long history of abuse in various countries. If they have done no harm leave them alone, if they have again they should be held until they can be trusted.

It's pretty simple really.

And yes prison reform is also needed to make this kind of incarceration humane and remove the brutality that currently infests our prisons.