Dan writes that “there was little practical effect” to today’s sentencing of Donald Trump. That’s true. But there is an effect to Trump’s having been convicted: Namely, that he has lost one of his constitutional rights.

Under Florida law, Trump will be able to vote, despite being a felon, because (a) Florida restores felons’ voting rights after their sentence has been completed unless they have been convicted of murder or rape, and (b) in such cases as Floridians are convicted of felonies in other states, Florida follows the rules in those states, and, in New York, felons who have served their sentences get their voting rights back.

The same is not true, however, of Second Amendment rights, which are taken away federally from anyone who has a felony conviction. (Florida also restricts possession and carry for felons, but, given that Trump was convicted elsewhere but not sentenced to anything, it’s not clear whether this rule applies to the facts of his case.)

Trump famously had a concealed carry permit in New York. Now, he is barred from owning a gun completely. Given that he’s 78 and about to be the president of the United States, that’s probably not at the top of the list of his concerns. But it does matter in a country dedicated to the preservation of individual rights.