“Actually, an intoxicated person is barred from arms under both (most, if not all) state and federal laws.
And barred from driving on public roads, flying private or commercial aircraft, etc.
Clear precedent. It’s a rarity that one can on occasion agree with this DOJ.
MJ is a controlled substance with no proven medical use. Being stoned is not a therapy. I know many freepers libertarian streak will call for my “stoning”, but this is truth.”
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People may be barred from driving while intoxicated, but they are not barred from driving otherwise, nor are they barred from owning a vehicle at all. Most states have limits on driving while “impaired” but not after having one drink with their BAC being less than .08. So the two issues are not really the same.
We don’t say, “Oh, you were really drunk while at home last Saturday, so you can never drive on the public roads again”. Nor do we prevent people from driving who take controlled prescription drugs. It’s only when they are impaired that they are barred from driving.
Has the question of whether persons taking antidepressants or antianxiety meds be forbidden from purchasing or possessing firearms ever been widely discussed? A lot of people take these and I’m sure some of them own firearms for recreation, self-defense, hunting, hobbies, etc. Slippery slopes.....
Yes, and the prohibition regarding purchase/ possession of arms is restricted to users of illegal drugs. Just as it is with legal drugs/alcohol, can’t be under the influence, not a lifetime ban because you frank a beer yesterday, or smoked a joint in the past. A toxicology expert can fill us in with an opinion regarding How long one may be under the influence of a drug.