Supreme Court Takes On Federal Firearm Ban for Frequent Drug Users

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The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a federal law that bars people who regularly use illegal drugs from possessing firearms, with proponents arguing it aligns with protecting the public safety under the Second Amendment and opponents contending it unjustly restricts rights; the case questions how to define an “unlawful user” and whether evidence of current intoxication is required to enforce the ban.
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