MJ laws and gun ownership

[MQUnlimited]

http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/marijuana...H2IR2msFPUp.99

[SilverTauron]

Despite what the media and state legislatures of Colorado and California would have you believe,marijuana is still illegal due to its Federal status as a Schedule 1 controlled substance.Since the ATF is a Federal agency, they're tasked with enforcing Federal gun statutes:and those statutes deny drug users the right to own a gun.

I don't agree with it either,but its the law just the same.A MM card serves as a nice piece of evidence that you're a user of a controlled substance,which means you're a de-facto prohibited person .

This sets us up for a nasty adverse court decision down the road in my estimation.Eventually a gun owner with a Medical Marijuana card will get arrested and sue the government: in which case the judiciary will either rule that the 2nd Amendment is a civil right which supersedes Federal law, or that Federal Law permits "reasonable regulation" of the right in the interests of public safety.Knowng our modern day court system,the latter verdict is almost certain.

[Quiet]

A MM card serves as a nice piece of evidence that you're a user of a controlled substance,which means you're a de-facto prohibited person .

Correct.

BATFE letter concerning medical marijuana users

Therefore, any person who uses or is addicted to marijuana, regardless of whether his or her State has passed legislation authorizing marijuana use for medical purposes, is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance, and is prohibited by Federal laws from possessing firearms or ammunition.

[alfred1222]

Aren't they tacking on weapons felonies to drug convictions now??

[Quiet]

Aren't they tacking on weapons felonies to drug convictions now??

The Feds have always done this.

Only change, is that the current Administration has incresed the budget for enforcement of Federal drug laws in states that have legalized medical marijuana.

This issue has angered proponents of medical marijuana because during the last presidential election campaign there were promises of no enforcement in states that legalize. So, they supported the person that made those promises. But then after being re-elected, that person went back on his word and increased enforcement in states that legalized.

[RickD427]

It's important to remember on thing in this discussion:

There is no place in the United States where marijuana use has been "Legalized." The closest that we have come is two states that have removed state law criminal sanctions from marijuana use. So long as federal law sanctions remain, marijuana use remains illegal throughout the country.

The trend toward legalization is clear, and is developing momentum, but that doesn't count for much to the OP's issue.

An unlawful user of marijuana is prohibited from possessing firearms. Refer to 18 USC 922(g)(3).