You one of the believers in the quaint, obsolete notion of equal protection under the law? Son, some people are more equal than others and deserve special rights and protections if society is to be fair...
I knew I should have taken that career path to Wall St. when I had the chance.
Isn't that just a $100 ticket in MA now?
Legally speaking, it doesn't matter to the feds...
The Gun Control Act (GCA) makes it unlawful for certain categories of persons to ship, transport, receive, or possess firearms. 18 USC 922(g). Transfers of firearms to any such prohibited persons are also unlawful. 18 USC 922(d).
who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance;
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/how-to/identify-prohibited-persons.html
To the best of my knowledge, it's also still unresolved if the same prohibited person classification applies to medical marijuana users.
Correction, scratch that...
Bill Introduced in Congress to Exempt Legal Marijuana from Federal Gun Ban
WASHINGTON, DC — A bill has been introduced in Congress that would override a 2011 ruling by the ATF that says it is illegal for medical marijuana patients to buy or own guns.
Representative Jared Polis (D-Colorado) introduced HR 3483 on Thursday, and it was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee for review.
The text of the bill is not yet available, but the summary of the bill states that the intent of the proposal is “to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide exceptions from the firearm prohibitions otherwise applicable in relation to marijuana if its possession is lawful under State law.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ruled in September 2011 that it illegal for registered medical marijuana patients to buy or own guns. In a memo released at the time, federal firearms dealers were notified that medical marijuana patients are “addicts” or “unlawful drug users” who cannot legally own weapons or ammunition.
“Any person who uses or is addicted to marijuana, regardless of whether or not his or her state has passed legislation authorizing marijuana use for medicinal purposes, is an unlawful user of or is addicted to a controlled substance and is prohibited by federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition,” Arthur Herbert, Assistant Director for Enforcement Programs and Services for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, wrote in the memo.
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013...ress-exempt-legal-marijuana-federal-gun-laws/
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