Pennsylvania police officials are being sued over a state law that blocks people with past convictions for possessing marijuana or other illegal drugs from obtaining licenses to carry guns. The new lawsuit, filed in federal court, cites a recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the gun rights of people who use cannabis.
U.S. Air Force veteran Craig Philips is suing the acting commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police and the sheriff of Butler County in their official capacities in carrying out a state policy that denies people with drug convictions, including for simple possession, from obtaining a Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearms (LTCF).
According to the complaint, which was filed in conjunction with the Second Amendment advocacy groups Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation, Philips was convicted of possession of a small amount of cannabis in 1994 and “has not used marijuana or other unlawful drugs” since then, nor has he ever been convicted of any other crimes.
Yet under state law he is “permanently ineligible” for a LTCF.
While Philips is not prohibited from owning or possessing firearms under state or federal laws, the inability to obtain a LTCF means he is “substantially restricted from carrying or
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