{"id":1999266,"date":"2023-08-13T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T15:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-for-hunter-drug-users-cant-be-prohibited-from-owning-firearms-us-court-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T15:13:35","slug":"good-news-for-hunter-drug-users-cant-be-prohibited-from-owning-firearms-us-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-for-hunter-drug-users-cant-be-prohibited-from-owning-firearms-us-court-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"US Court Rules: Drug Users Can Own Firearms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgood-news-for-hunter-drug-users-cant-be-prohibited-from-owning-firearms-us-court-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Victory for Second Amendment Rights: Court Strikes Down \u200cLaw Barring Drug Users from Owning Firearms<\/h2>\n<p>In a groundbreaking decision, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a> has struck down a 1968 law that prohibited users of illegal drugs from owning firearms. This ruling, which is a \u2063major win for Second Amendment rights, has sparked a heated debate \u200bon the \u2063intersection of\u200b drug use and gun ownership.<\/p>\n<p>The case that led to this\u2063 decision involved\u2063 Patrick Daniels of Mississippi, who was arrested last\u200c year after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-for-hunter-drug-users-cant-be-prohibited-from-owning-firearms-us-court-rules\/\" title=\"US Court Rules: Drug Users Can Own Firearms\">police officers found marijuana cigarette \u200bbutts<\/a> and loaded firearms in his vehicle during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-killed-after-shooting-wounding-police-officer-during-traffic-stop-in-san-antonio\/\" title=\"Two Killed After Shooting, Wounding Police Officer During Traffic Stop In San Antonio\">routine traffic stop<\/a>. While Daniels admitted to regularly using marijuana, it was unclear\u200d whether he was under\u200d the influence at the time of his arrest\u200b as he was never subjected to a drug test.<\/p>\n<p>Under federal law, anyone\u2064 considered an &#8220;unlawful user \u200cof or addicted\u2063 to any controlled substance&#8221; is prohibited\u200d from owning a firearm. As a\u2062 result, Daniels was convicted and sentenced to prison. However, a three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned his\u2063 conviction, ruling that the law\u200d violated his Second Amendment right to &#8220;keep and \u200bbear arms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The panel cited a recent Supreme Court decision that affirmed an individual&#8217;s right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense. This\u2063 ruling set a precedent \u200dfor lower courts, requiring them to consider the historical tradition of gun ownership when evaluating gun\u200d restrictions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our history and tradition may support some limits on an\u2064 intoxicated person&#8217;s right to carry\u2064 a weapon, but it does not justify\u2064 disarming a sober citizen based exclusively on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/additional-pics-and-videos-emerge-of-hunter-biden-smoking-crack-driving-172mph-to-vegas\/\" title=\"More evidence surfaces: Hunter Biden seen smoking crack and driving at high speeds to Vegas.\">past drug usage<\/a>,&#8221; wrote U.S. Circuit \u2064Judge Jerry Smith.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This decision has sparked a broader discussion about the\u200c balance \u200bbetween gun rights \u200band public safety. Some argue \u200cthat allowing drug users to possess firearms poses a risk to society, while\u200c others believe \u200bthat disarming nonviolent \u2063drug users is an unjust restriction.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that this ruling only applies to Louisiana, Texas, \u200band Mississippi. However, its implications could extend to cases across state lines, including that \u200cof Hunter Biden, who is currently facing a similar charge. Biden, the son \u200cof President Joe Biden,\u2062 is accused of lying \u200dabout his drug use when \u2062purchasing a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>While the circumstances\u200d of Biden&#8217;s case differ from Daniels&#8217;, the court&#8217;s \u2063decision could still have an impact. The legality of the drugs involved and the distinction between marijuana and\u2063 more potent substances like cocaine may play a role \u2064in determining the outcome of Biden&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this ruling marks a significant victory for Second Amendment rights and sets a precedent for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-quietly-updates-report-after-calling-hunter-biden-laptop-story-unsubstantiated\/\" title=\"New York Times Quietly Updates Report After Calling Hunter Biden Laptop Story \u2018Unsubstantiated\u2019\">future cases involving<\/a> the intersection of drug use and gun ownership.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/09\/politics\/appeals-court-firearms-illegal-drug-users\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actress-anne-heche-presumed-influence-fiery-wreck-will-not-tested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/drug-user-cannot-be-barred-owning-guns-us-court-rules-2023-08-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/federal\/appellate-courts\/ca5\/22-60596\/22-60596-2023-08-09.pdf?ts=1691623865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5th Circuit decision<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more: \u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/good-news-hunter-drug-users-cant-prohibited-owning-firearms-us-court-rules\/\">Good News for Hunter? Drug Users Can&#8217;t Be Prohibited from Owning Firearms, US Court Rules<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court struck down a 1968 law on Wednesday, stating that it violated the Second Amendment. The law prohibited firearm ownership for users of illegal drugs. Patrick Daniels from Mississippi was arrested last year when police found marijuana cigarette butts and loaded firearms during a traffic stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2043,"featured_media":1999267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}