Appeals Court Upholds Drug Gun Ban, Leaves Room for Individual Challenges

Appeals Court Upholds Drug Gun Ban, Leaves Room for Individual Challenges

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the federal ban on drug users from possessing firearms, but left the door open for future challenges. On Monday, a three-judge panel ruled that barring drug users from possessing firearms is not facially unconstitutional. It concluded the ban is in line with historical laws that disarmed people who were drunk. “Common sense tells us that some… Source

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Gun Bans for Drug Users - The Thinking Conservative

Federal appeals court ruled law barring people who regularly use illegal drugs from owning guns is constitutional because of public safety concerns. The post Federal Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Gun Bans for Drug Users appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Gun Bans for Drug Users

A federal appeals court has ruled that a law barring people who regularly use illegal drugs from owning guns is constitutional because of longstanding concerns about public safety, but ordered a lower court to take a closer look at whether disarming a Pennsylvania man who smokes marijuana violates his individual Second Amendment rights. In a split opinion issued on July 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in a case involvin…