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As noted up thread, Bernie recently advocated for every citizen to have the right to vote, on the basis that voting is fundamental to a democracy. I'll put aside for a second his mistaken notion that the United States is, or was ever intended to be a democracy, other than to note that he has a basic ignorance about our system of government.

I do agree with Sanders that voting is fundamental to a republic, such as the US. And I also believe that the RKBA is at least equally fundamental to having a free and effective republic. No doubt that Bernie might disagree with that point. As noted above he is a bit ignorant about how our government works, after all.

Where I disagree with Sanders is that I believe both of these rights, as well as others, do need to be curtailed in certain, very limited, circumstances. Commission of a violent crime is one of those circumstances. I would simplify this by just tieing the RKBA to the right to vote. Call it the Voter Carry Law. Your voter registration card would effectively become your LTC. Lose one right, and you lose the other. Period.