Appeals Court Tosses Gun Conviction for Marijuana User, Orders Retrial

Appeals Court Tosses Gun Conviction for Marijuana User, Orders Retrial

Eighth Circuit Says Lower Court Must Decide if Pot Use Made Defendant Dangerous Enough to Justify Disarmament. In some situations, a rifle as simple as a Ruger 10/22 might be the right answer. In a major blow to one of the federal government’s most contested gun control statutes, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the firearm conviction of Aldo Ali Cordova Perez, a daily marijuana user from Iowa, who was convicted of violating the f…

Eighth Circuit tosses gun conviction on marijuana user, orders retrial

by AmmoLand Editors and StaffIn a major blow to one of the federal government’s most contested gun control statutes, the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the firearm conviction of Aldo Ali Cordova Perez, a daily marijuana user from Iowa, who was convicted of violating the federal law that prohibits “unlawful users of controlled substances” from owning guns. At the heart of the ruling is the court’s growing skepticism toward 18 U.…