Federal law prohibits cannabis users from owning or possessing firearms. There are a host of federal court cases that may find these prohibitions an unconstitutional violation of cannabis users’ gun rights. But even if courts find these laws unconstitutional, many cannabis users could still face other federal government hurdles and restrictions.
If you are not familiar with the state of federal laws and want a thorough debrief, I suggest you first check out any of my prior posts on the topic, which are below. But the first two sentences of this post basically sum up the state of affairs as of now. Let’s assume that courts overturn the federal gun control laws for cannabis users. Today I’ll examine the two ways I think the federal government will try to restrict gun rights.
Misrepresentations on federal background check forms could lead to charges
First, the government could charge cannabis users who purchased firearms during the period when the federal restrictions were in place. Recall that Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) requires gun buyers to fill out an ATF 4473 form, which asks for a “Yes” or “No” to the following:
Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to,
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