Why decry the plight of a fool who made his own decisions and now must face the consequence? In 1998 he was convicted of drug charges and due to that conviction he is not allowed to posses firearms. I don’t necessarily agree with the law, but why did T.I have over 10 firearms in his home, one of them an ak-47 and two AR-15’s while attempting to purchase more military type firearms and a silencer? A handgun, is generally considered, a weapon for personal defense but military type weapons are designed for offensive operations in order to kill your enemy before he gets a chance to kill you. I doubt you would be so apologetic if he pointed one of those weapons at you or one of your loved ones. T.I. had an opportunity to shape his own future and become not only a Grammy award winning musician but also, as the co-chief executive of Grand Hustle Records, a leader in the music business. No one forced him to buy the weapons and whatever malicious intent he was planning does not deserve our pity. Taking him off the streets probably saved the life of an endangered species of youth; the young black male.

You have made some good points however as a citizen of the United States of America where does it say that one cannot collect guns. Clifford Harris has a right to own anything he wants. If he wasnt famous would it still be put in the public eye or better yet if he was apart of the government and possessed such weapons would we even know about it? Answer those questions.

As a convicted Felon, Federal law states that you DO NOT have the right to own a gun. In the State of Georgia, you are also disenfranchised, effectively stripping you of your constitutional rights to both bear arms and vote. Georgia also has the “3 strikes and your out” policy of dealing with felons, and Clifford Harris now has 2 strikes. It is a sad state of affairs when you can serve your criminal sentence and attempt to integrate into society, to only to be branded a felon for the rest of your life, while having your rights as a citizen stripped from you. With over 2 million prisoners in our Jails, and black males making up around 40% of the population, they are loosing their rights and few people have any pity for the felons, many of whom are repeat offenders. We need prison reform in which prisoners who will be released back in to our society can be re-educated and given a chance, while the hard-core criminals with no remorse or benefit to society should be locked up perpetua. http://www.abanet.org/irr/hr/winter04/felon.html http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pjim06.pdf

thats bare arms...not to be confused with smokey the bear...

Well what can I say the world is no longer a democracy. It's like you get a deck a card and each one is played and renewed 365 days of the year. No one can predict the outcome of their life they can only cater to each card and try to make the most ethical choices possible. Some people learn from their mistakes and others let their mistakes in life ruin them forever. I think a mistake is well lived when you can learn from it and make your life better. Who can say what is right these days with all the things going on in the world that we may never hear about. I cant say with assurance that the world is right when my heart tell me that it isn't. again I will say you play the cards you are dealt and hope you don't die eternally for the choices you make.