Medical Marijuana and gun ownership/possession

[Buzzgun]

http://www.newson6.com/story/385242...marijuana-users-prohibited-from-gun-ownership


See the Dept of Justice letter regarding gun purchase and ownership for those with a medical marijuana card within the story.

According to the letter, those with a card must answer yes to the 4473 illegal drug question because possession and use is still illegal under federal law......answering no to the question would be making a false statement which is a federal felony.

 

[Ignored Member]

It's all a plot from the democrats to get gun owners arrested and their guns taken away! Those sly bastards!

 

[caojyn]

That letter is from 2011, I bet there’ll be a newer version here soon

 

[rickm]

http://www.newson6.com/story/385242...marijuana-users-prohibited-from-gun-ownership


See the Dept of Justice letter regarding gun purchase and ownership for those with a medical marijuana card within the story.

According to the letter, those with a card must answer yes to the 4473 illegal drug question because possession and use is still illegal under federal law......answering no to the question would be making a false statement which is a federal felony.

That question has been on the 4473 for over a year now.

 

[Okie4570]

Time to start buying AR-15 and walking around the guns shows with a for sale sign, it should suck half of the OSA members right in lol

 

[Okie4570]

That question has been on the 4473 for over a year now.

Yes 2016.

 

[swampratt]

I have been telling people that for a few years now.
illegal under federal law.

 

[rickm]

Yes 2016.

Sorry knew it had been awhile as i get older i have no concept of how fast the time goes by.

 

[Okie4570]

Sorry knew it had been awhile as i get older i have no concept of how fast the time goes by.

I didn't remember either, just happen to notice at the bottom of the form yesterday lol.

 

[Dave70968]

That letter is from 2011, I bet there’ll be a newer version here soon

Nope. 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) hasn't changed; it's still illegal. I've posted the text and link in a couple of other threads, and I'm not in a place where it'd be easy to look up right now.

http://www.newson6.com/story/385242...marijuana-users-prohibited-from-gun-ownership


See the Dept of Justice letter regarding gun purchase and ownership for those with a medical marijuana card within the story.

According to the letter, those with a card must answer yes to the 4473 illegal drug question because possession and use is still illegal under federal law......answering no to the question would be making a false statement which is a federal felony.

Strictly speaking, having a card isn't disqualifying; use is disqualifying. However, having the card would be used as prima facie evidence of use, and it's kind of a hair-splitting argument. I wouldn't enjoy trying to make it stick.