{"id":3050,"date":"2026-06-18T23:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:05:14","slug":"supreme-court-narrows-law-banning-drug-users-from-owning-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3050","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court narrows law banning drug users from owning guns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON \u2014 The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed a federal gun control measure, siding with a marijuana user who had challenged a provision that had banned drug users from owning or possessing guns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The justices ruled that the government\u2019s use of the law was overbroad, sweeping together recreational drug users with people addicted to drugs who posed a danger to public safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the decision. All of the justices agreed with the outcome, although several wrote separately to explain their decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe appreciate that drugs and guns can sometimes make for a dangerous mix,\u201d Gorsuch wrote. However, he wrote, the justices rejected the government\u2019s \u201cexpansive theory\u201d in the case and found that a historical analogy the government advanced to laws barring habitual drunkards from owning guns \u201cfails under every measure it asks us to consider.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The case, US v. Hemani, was one of two major gun rights cases to come before the Supreme Court this term, providing opportunities for the court to clarify how to apply a test set out by the justices in a landmark Second Amendment ruling in 2022. In that case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, the justices required courts to analyze the constitutionality of gun restrictions based on the country\u2019s \u201chistory and tradition\u201d of firearms regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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