Marijuana User Cannot Be Banned From Gun Ownership, US Court Rules
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This is a monumental decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a pot-smoking gun owner in Texas cannot be prosecuted for violating a federal ban on users of illegal drugs owning firearms, saying it is unconstitutional to disarm her based on her past drug habits.
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said, the prosecution had violated Paola Connelly’s right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment citing a landmark 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights.
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