Southalabama
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Got a Florida marihuana card you too may go to prison under the weaponization of the Justice system. Just piss off the wrong person.
On September 21, 2011, ATF issued an Open Letter stating “any person who uses or is addicted to marijuana, regardless of whether his or her State has passed legislation authorizing marijuana use for medicinal purposes, is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance, and is prohibited by Federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition.” But the change to Form 4473 does illuminate the increasing complexity of the ban. And with over half the states now allowing some method of marijuana use, it is inevitable that some well-meaning citizens will feel unjustly restricted by a firearms ban based on activity that is legal under state law. Therefore, more legal challenges to § 922(g)(3) can be expected.
So far, every Federal Circuit Court to address § 922(g)(3) agrees that it is constitutional. However, the cases provide little insight into whether there is any connection between marijuana use and gun violence.
The weaponization of the statute is my concern.
On September 21, 2011, ATF issued an Open Letter stating “any person who uses or is addicted to marijuana, regardless of whether his or her State has passed legislation authorizing marijuana use for medicinal purposes, is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance, and is prohibited by Federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition.” But the change to Form 4473 does illuminate the increasing complexity of the ban. And with over half the states now allowing some method of marijuana use, it is inevitable that some well-meaning citizens will feel unjustly restricted by a firearms ban based on activity that is legal under state law. Therefore, more legal challenges to § 922(g)(3) can be expected.
So far, every Federal Circuit Court to address § 922(g)(3) agrees that it is constitutional. However, the cases provide little insight into whether there is any connection between marijuana use and gun violence.
The weaponization of the statute is my concern.