I've never understood why felons lose there gun rights or voting rights. And it seems every day it easier and easier to become a felon just by looking the wrong way. If someone was convicted of a crime that involved harming another person I can see a restriction of gun rights imposed by a judge, but simply banning some who used poor judgement, like Martha Steward, is beyond the pale. Most people don't realize it, but Martha broke "regulatory law", not criminal law. When you deal with regulatory bodies, EPA, OHSA, NRC, etc. you have NO rights. No right to a lawyer, no Miranda rights, nothing. The penalty is pretty much whatever the regulatory body wants to impose.