In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users
The justices said Hawaii made concealed carry impractical and found the federal marijuana-user ban too broad under the Second Amendment.
- The Supreme Court issued two rulings reinforcing broad Second Amendment rights, blocking Hawaii's concealed carry restrictions in a 6-3 decision and unanimously striking down federal prohibitions on gun ownership for marijuana users.
- Hawaii's law assumed concealed carry was banned unless property owners posted signs allowing it, continuing state restrictions after the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen ruling recognized the right to carry concealed handguns in public for personal defense.
- Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the state's restrictions hobble "the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about their daily lives," preventing citizens from carrying at gas stations, grocery stores, and laundromats.
- Unanimously, the court struck down federal statutes prohibiting gun ownership for marijuana users in the Ali Hemani case, with Justice Neil Gorsuch noting moderate use does not disqualify ownership despite drugs and guns being "a dangerous mix."
- The ruling follows the federal government recently moving marijuana to Schedule 3; applying the historical tradition standard from the 2024 Rahimi ruling, the court found the existing ban on marijuana users overreached legal authority.
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The Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights for Concealed Carry Holders and Casual Drug Users
Republished with permission from The Conversation, by Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee Two Supreme Court rulings in June 2026 reinforced the trend toward broad gun rights under the Second Amendment, overriding attempts to limit concealed carry and to punish the ownership of guns by drug users. The ruling in the concealed carry case, Wolford v. Lopez, was no surprise. It followed the expected 6-3 division of the conservative and liberal w…
In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users
Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee Two Supreme Court rulings in June 2026 reinforced the trend toward broad gun rights under the Second Amendment, overriding attempts to limit concealed carry and to punish the ownership of guns by drug users. The ruling in the concealed carry case, Wolford v. Lopez, was no surprise. It followed the expected 6-3 division of the conservative and liberal wings of the court to block the state of Hawaii from ma…
Griffith Statement on SCOTUS Action to Protect Gun Rights, Governor Spanberger Gun Grab
Thursday, June 25, 2026 – In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major victory for gun rights. A Hawaii state law originally put unconstitutional restrictions on concealed carry gun owners. This ruling comes as Virginia begins to enforce a new state law effective July 1, 2026, which […]
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