Pennsylvania's Ban On Gun Licenses Over Marijuana Convictions Is Being Challenged In A New Federal Lawsuit

Pro-2A groups sue purple state over lifetime carry ban for misdemeanor drug convictions

Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to throw out Pennsylvania’s lifetime carry ban for people with misdemeanor […]

Philadelphia’s gun carry license revocations more than doubled over the past five years

Police patrol during a clearing of a homeless encampment in the Kensington neighborhood on May 08, 2024 in Philadelphia (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. The number of gun carry licenses revoked by the Philadelphia Police Department jumped nearly two and half times over the past five years, according to data obtained by The Trace, an incre…

Pro-2A Group Sues Purple State Over Lifetime Carry Ban For Misdemeanor Drug Convictions

Gun Owners of America (GOA) filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to throw out Pennsylvania’s lifetime carry ban for people with minor drug convictions.

Butler County man claims in lawsuit that marijuana conviction shouldn't bar Pa. license to carry firearms

A lawsuit filed this week is challenging a Pennsylvania law that bars people with drug convictions, including low-level marijuana offenses, from obtaining...

Gulf War Vet Sues Pennsylvania For Lifetime Gun Carry Ban Over 1994 Joint - Tampa Free Press

A federal lawsuit filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania is taking aim at a state law that permanently strips residents of their right to carry concealed firearms if they have any history of drug possession, no matter how minor or how long ago the offense occurred. The lawsuit was filed by Craig Philips, a […] Gulf War Vet Sues Pennsylvania For Lifetime Gun Carry Ban Over 1994 Joint

Pennsylvania's Ban On Gun Licenses Over Marijuana Convictions Is Being Challenged In A New Federal Lawsuit

Pennsylvania police officials are being sued over a state law that blocks people with past convictions for possessing marijuana or other illegal drugs from obtaining licenses to carry guns. The new lawsuit, filed in federal court, cites a recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the gun rights of people who use cannabis. U.S. Air Force veteran Craig Philips is suing the acting commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police and the sheriff of Butle…