Supreme Court to Decide Firearms Ban for Marijuana Users

Supreme Court to Decide Firearms Ban for Marijuana Users

Currently being briefed before the U.S. Supreme Court on the merits is a test of the federal statutory ban, with severe felony penalties, for any marijuana "user" who possess a firearm or even a single round of ammunition. 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(3). The Supreme Court's docket page is here. And here is the amicus brief I coauthored on behalf of the National Rifle Association, FPC Action Foundation, and Independence Institute (where I work). The le…

NORML Argues Disarming Cannabis Consumers Is Unconstitutional

"The historical analogs the government identifies concern temporary restrictions on carrying or firing weapons while intoxicated or on persons adjudged dangerous — not blanket bans on all users of a disfavored substance." The post NORML Argues in Supreme Court Brief That Disarming Cannabis Consumers Is Unconstitutional appeared first on NORML.

Second Amendment Groups Urge Supreme Court To Strike Down Gun Ban For Marijuana Consumers As Unconstitutional

A coalition of gun rights advocacy groups is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling that deemed the federal ban on firearm ownership by people who use marijuana to be unconstitutional. In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court on Thursday, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA), Second Amendment Law Center (2ALC), Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and…

SAF Files Amicus in Case Challenging Firearm Ban by Marijuana Users

NICS Background Check Marijuana Exclusion ATF Form 4473 Firearms Transaction Record Question. iStock-919659526 The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the respondent in United States v. Hemani, a case challenging the federal lifetime ban on firearm possession for marijuana users. SAF is joined in the amicus filing by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second A…

Second Amendment Foundation Files Amicus in Case Challenging Firearm Ban by Marijuana Users

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the respondent in United States v. Hemani, a case challenging the federal lifetime ban on firearm possession for marijuana users. SAF is joined in the amicus filing by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Citizens Committee for the Right to…