Congressional Researchers Lay Out Lawmakers' Options To Address Gun Ban For Marijuana Users Following Supreme Court Ruling

Congressional Researchers Lay Out Lawmakers' Options To Address Gun Ban For Marijuana Users Following Supreme Court Ruling

Congressional researchers are detailing options for how lawmakers could respond to a recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the gun rights of people who use marijuana. Last month, the nine justices unanimously ruled that the government’s efforts to criminalize possession of firearms for cannabis consumers through a statute known as 922(g)(3) is an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment. The court itself described its ruling as “narr…

Congressional Researchers Lay Out Lawmakers’ Options To Address Gun Ban For Marijuana Users Following Supreme Court Ruling

Congressional researchers are detailing options for how lawmakers could respond to a recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the gun rights of people who use marijuana. Last month, the nine justices unanimously ruled that the government's efforts to criminalize possession of firearms for cannabis consumers through a statute known as 922(g)(3) is an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment. The court itself described its ruling as "narr…