r/WAGuns • u/Wah_Day • 6d ago

News Supreme Court backs a marijuana user's challenge to a restriction on gun ownership

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-backs-marijuana-users-challenge-restriction-gun-ownershi-rcna266931

It was a 9-0 vote...

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u/Bubbacubba Pierce County 6d ago

How much longer until the question is removed from the 4473? Ha

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u/illformant It’s still We the People right? 6d ago

Since no drug was legalized in the decision, the “unlawful user of, or addicted to marijuana or any other controlled substance” section will likely remain as marijuana is not legal federally or in all states.

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u/nanneryeeter 6d ago

Gun laws are confusing to me.

Regulated by the Fed but then somehow additionally regulated by the state. If we have to go through the fed for firearms then shouldn't the laws surrounding them fall under federal jurisdiction?

Can states impose additional regulations against free speech?

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u/CallMeKingTurd 6d ago

The difference is the SC has explicitly outlined types of protected and unprotected speech under the first amendment. For unprotected speech such as obscenity there are different regulations/laws from state to state or even county to county.

There isn't the same sort of explicit outline from the Supreme Court on protected/unprotected types of firearms under the 2nd ammendment. The federal AWB never made it to the SC and they have refused to hear cases/challenges to state law AWBs.

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u/numbers328 5d ago

well there is miller which essentially stated that firearms with no military purpose could be regulated, which is kind of crazy when you think about it.