The Supreme Court handed down its decision in United States v. Hemani this week, and the headline writes itself: Marijuana users can own guns. The Court ruled that the government can't prosecute Ali Danial Hemani under the federal law that bars drug users from possessing firearms, at le...
Justice Clarence Thomas says the federal government’s constitutional problem may extend far beyond marijuana users. His Hemani concurrence invites courts to reconsider whether Congress has the authority to criminalize purely intrastate gun possession under §922(g).
Virginia is defending its new gun restrictions by portraying AR-15s as “weapons of war.” From colonial muskets to surplus M1 Carbines, American history tells a very different story.
In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s attempt to disarm a regular marijuana user under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), strengthening Bruen and requiring individualized evidence before Second Amendment rights are stripped away.
A Maryland appellate court ruled that lawful firearm possession alone does not provide reasonable suspicion for police to stop and search a citizen. The post MD: Court Rules Gun Possession Itself Isn’t Sufficient For Being Stopped And Searched appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot prosecute a Texas man for owning a firearm simply because he uses marijuana, landing another hit on the gun bans the government has tried to defend since Bruen. In United States v. Hemani, the Court held that...
BUNNELL, FL — A Palm Coast mother stopped a home intruder with a single gunshot Sunday afternoon after he forced his way inside and threatened her and her two children, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. I’ve covered enough of these to know how fast they turn deadly. ...
The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Hemani rejects automatic status-based disarmament under § 922(g)(3), telling the federal government that marijuana use alone does not erase the Second Amendment.
A new AP-NORC poll shows a sharp partisan divide over whether the right to keep and bear arms is under threat, with Democrats far less concerned than Republicans and independents.