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sarisataka

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14. People are missing the point

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 12:33 PM

15 hrs ago

The prohibition is the current law.

An alliance of Second Amendment proponents and activists who want marijuana legal at the Federal level are challenging that the law is unconstitutional.

The goal is to have SCOTUS strike down the law which prohibits all marijuana users (regardless of state law or medical necessity) from legally owning guns.

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Supreme Court ponders law making it a crime for gun owners to use marijuana [View all] groundloop 18 hrs ago OP

Sure, that will happen. Srkdqltr 18 hrs ago #1

LOLOL What about liquors. Ferrets are Cool 18 hrs ago #2

Ha. Yes. Let's prohibit that very lethal drug and gun combination. . Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #4

Ha ha ha Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #3

What about cigarettes, aspirin, etc. etc. Emile 17 hrs ago #5

Anithystamines use can lead to hallucinations Farmer-Rick 17 hrs ago #6

What if you snort cocaine off of a terlet seat? twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #7

As long as you have a magic R, then you Emile 17 hrs ago #8

running cover for piss drunk Pete. Javaman 16 hrs ago #9

Actually Timewas 16 hrs ago #10

Yes, wouldn't this "law" be redundant radical noodle 15 hrs ago #12

The law is in place sarisataka 13 hrs ago #17

Ah! I read through that too quickly radical noodle 11 hrs ago #23

Not every firearm purchase goes through legal channels. WestMichRad 11 hrs ago #21

Good point radical noodle 11 hrs ago #22

That is true Timewas 5 hrs ago #25

?? Timewas 5 hrs ago #24

There are persistant drug users in the White House. pandr32 16 hrs ago #11

I don't see how that will stick in states were pot is legal Bayard 15 hrs ago #13

Federal law sarisataka 13 hrs ago #18

Well Timewas 5 hrs ago #26

People are missing the point sarisataka 15 hrs ago #14

Well, I'd rather have the guy smoking a joint with the gun that a guy with a bottle of scotch and a gun ashredux 13 hrs ago #15

If they're going to do that Quanto Magnus 13 hrs ago #16

So, it will be illegal for pot smokers to even drive, drive, have guns? Crap, there already are probably 100s of SWBTATTReg 13 hrs ago #19

Should it be illegal for alcoholics to have guns then? cstanleytech 12 hrs ago #20

The hypocrisy and inconsistency of the right is on full display. J_William_Ryan 1 hr ago #27