PBS NewsBy Lindsay WhitehurstOct 20, 2025The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.President Donald Trump’s administration asked the justices to revive a case against a Texas man charged with a felony because he allegedly had a gun in his home and acknowledged being a regular pot user. The Justice Department appealed after a lower court largely struck down a law that bars people who use any illegal drugs from having guns.[...]Arguments probably will take place early in 2026, with a decision likely by early summer.The Republican administration favors Second Amendment rights, but government attorneys argued that this ban is a justifiable restriction.They asked the court to reinstate a case against Ali Danial Hemani. His lawyers got the felony charge tossed out after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the blanket ban is unconstitutional under the Supreme Court’s expanded view of gun rights. The appellate judges found it could still be used against people accused of being high and armed at the same time, though.Hemani’s attorneys argue the broadly written law puts millions of people at risk of technical violations since at least 20% of Americans have tried pot, according to government health data. About half of states legalized recreational marijuana, but it’s still illegal under federal law.
There are laws on the books about using a gun while intoxicated... that is not being questioned, what is being questioned is if you use marijuana you are are banned from owning a gun! Some forty states allow marijuana use... and it is an easy trap that the feds can use.
It all stems from the Republican's get tough on crime and their belief that marijuana is a "gateway drug!"
No comments:
Post a Comment