Supreme Court narrows federal ban on gun possession by drug users

newsJun 18, 202621278

In United States v. Hemani, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0, with Justice Neil Gorsuch writing the opinion, that parts of a 1986 federal law barring firearm possession by unlawful drug users violate the Second Amendment. The Court narrowed the statute so it no longer categorically forbids people who use illegal drugs, including occasional marijuana users, from possessing guns and vacated the conviction of Texas resident Ali Hemani. Gorsuch wrote that broad disarmament rules would sweep in many people and require the government to show a close fit between a person’s conduct and a firearm prohibition. The decision limits a federal tool used to disarm drug users and could change prosecutions and federal gun-safety enforcement nationwide.

George Pearkes

@peark.es

*SUPREME COURT BACKS RIGHTS OF SOME DRUG USERS TO POSSESS GUNS

854h ago

Mind Titan33

Hunter Biden pulling up to the local police station to retrieve his gold-plated Yeet Cannon

Brosemite Sam10

Huge day for Hunter Biden

Grumbholdt3

Again, I wonder if any conservative legal scholars have thought through the potential consequences of eroding every Right of the people except the Right to own a gun.

Matt Ford

@mford.bsky.social

First up is United States v. Hemani. SCOTUS says federal law that bans gun ownership for illegal drug users violates the Second Amendment. 9-0 by Gorsuch. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

504h ago

John Woodward7

Good news for Hunter Biden!

Matt Ford7

Second (but not last) is Hunter v. United States. SCOTUS says a plea agreement that waives a defendant’s right to appeal is unenforceable if it would result in a “miscarriage of justice.” 8-1 by Kagan with Thomas dissenting. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Irene Adler2

Wasn’t this what Hunter Biden was charged with?

The New York Times

@nytimes.com

Breaking News: The Supreme Court narrowed a federal law that banned drug users and addicts from owning or possessing guns.

354h ago

MaryM2

Of course they did. 🤬

Reuters Legal

@legal.reuters.com

BREAKING: The US Supreme Court sided with a gun-rights challenge to a federal law that bars drug users from owning firearms in the latest test of the US Constitution's Second Amendment right to ‘keep and bear arms’ reut.rs/4vmFzQq

184h ago

pnwtrekking.bsky.social6

So Hunter Biden did nothing wrong lol

Luminous Path4

Because Reuters still cannot escape ridiculous both-sidesing: The “drug” in question here is pot. The thing that’s legal in 42 states, and is demonstrably less harmful than alcohol.

CNN

@cnn.com

Supreme Court limits the power of the federal government to take away guns from drug users https://cnn.it/4ejiJDg

303h ago

mike0243.bsky.social3

I know I'd feel safer out hunting for drugs if I was carrying some heat. The streets aren't safe in those drug infested neighborhoods.

Fondled J Hump2

You know, we could amend the constitution to fix this garbage.

SCOTUSblog

@scotusblog.com

The first opinion is in US v. Hemani, on the federal law banning drug users from possessing firearms. In an opinion from Gorsuch, the court holds that the prosecution of Ali Hemani under that law is inconsistent with the Second Amendment.

174h ago

Katie Buehler

@bykatiebuehler.bsky.social

BREAKING: A 9-0 Supreme Court LIMITS a federal ban on drug users owning firearms, ruling it does not automatically apply to all marijuana users. #SCOTUS www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

134h ago

Steven Mazie

@stevenmazie.bsky.social

BREAKING: Supreme Court unanimously upholds Second Amendment rights of man convicted under a federal law barring occasional illegal drug users from having a handgun www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

144h ago

Kelsey Reichmann

@kelseyreichmann.bsky.social

Breaking: Supreme Court ruled against federal regulations disarming illegal drug users Gorsuch writes: "Had habitual drunkard laws applied to those who simply drank regularly, many notable early Americans could have faced trouble." www.courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...