The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with two other recent court decisions upholding the history and tradition of firearm ownership, ruling that firearms owners who use marijuana prescribed by a physician for health purposes should not be stripped of their right to keep and bear arms.
“The Federal Government has failed, at the motion to dismiss stage, to establish that disarming Appellants is consistent with this Nation’s history and tradition of firearm regulation,” the court said.
However, the court ruled that the law remains in effect and that the plaintiffs in this case can continue to pursue their case.
Last year, a U.S. appeals court ruled that a Texas woman who used marijuana for medical purposes could not be prosecuted under federal law.
In 2023, a federal judge in the Western District of Oklahoma struck down the federal ban on medical marijuana users possessing firearms.
Note: It is our position that any impairment or intoxication is a reason NOT to carry a firearm. Personal responsibility comes first.
Our focus is on the court upholding the history and tradition of protecting the right to keep and bear arms.