Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit May 7, 1990, 89-3502 (United States v. James Ray Erwin)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether a felon whose “civil rights” were restored automatically at the end of his sentence — but who under state law may not own a gun — stands convicted of a crime for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20). If he does, then he is exposed to the special punishment Congress ordered in 18 U.S.C.