The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.
The justices decided unanimously in favor of Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas man who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who uses illegal drugs violates the Second Amendment.
Good! It’s always nice to see people get more freedom, not less
Rare win for the supreme court.
I’m… mildly shocked that they ruled this way.
The gun lobby is ridiculously powerful. Of course they weren’t gonna decide the case any other way.
The gun is good. The penis is evil.
Zardoz speaks to you, his chosen ones
No no , penis good, vagina evil
The sword is bad
They’re opposed to denying anyone guns at the moment
They recently reversed their pistol brace ruling which has been very controversial in the 2A community.
It’s not really surprising. Rights for gun ownership are in the Constitution, there’s nothing there about drugs. That’s a very straightforward argument, regardless of your stance on either.
They can’t restrict gun access for any reason. They’ll take care of marijuana legalization another time.
If, not saying we should, but if we were going to restrict gun rights for substance use it should be for alcohol. A drunk person with a gun is orders of magnitude more dangerous then a high person.
Personally I’d probably be safer with a gun if I were stoned because I’d just stay the fuck away from it because it would make me anxious.
It’s already illegal pretty much anywhere in the US to carry/use a firearm while drunk.
Not in my state 🤣
It’s cocaine and gunfire time in America!
By god, that’s Hunter Bidens theme music I hear!
Lowkey with any other last name he’s a conservatives icon.
Careful, he’ll come in here and stridently correct you that it was crack.
Crack is the good and proper Murican form of cocaine
It’s economical!
So does this mean they can completely expunge their attack on Hunter Biden because gun + crack?
Rare W these days.
Any idiot can have a gun. Any drunk can have a gun. Any thug can have a gun. Why would marijuana users be discriminated against?
Because a ton of geriatrics and lawmakers believe in reefer madness. I’m sure there’s a second group but I’m blanking.
Bible thumpers?
Racists. It’s vestigial Jim Crow.
Because these old white racists making the laws are racists and still associate pot and other drugs with people who have darker skin. One of the only other times Republicans were for gun control was when the Black Panthers armed themselves.
That’s why. They’re racists.
I mean I feel it is always a guarantee that you drop the “Don’t tread on my 2nd Amendment” you be painted as a saint. ESPECIALLY in Texas.
This was the supreme court overruling Texas.
They hate rown people smoking more than they live their guns, remember that.
This was the supreme court overruling Texas.
No, this was SCOTUS overruling the Federal Government. As far as I can tell his charges were Federal and he was never prosecuted by Texas itself.
They hate rown people smoking more than they live their guns, remember that.
You should remember to check the details and use spell check.
He’s still a fucking asshole though despite his (in my opinion) correct stance on cannabis legality.
Could we ask them if gun ownership precludes you from having an abortion?
I’m kinda surprised nobody has tried to use trespass laws to force the issue.
