[HN Gopher] Federal Appeals Court Once Again Rejects Blanket Gun...
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       Federal Appeals Court Once Again Rejects Blanket Gun Ban for
       Cannabis Consumers
        
       Author : jdmark
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2024-08-31 20:17 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | LorenPechtel wrote:
       | Good. What's important is whether you are impaired, not whether
       | you ever consume impairing substances.
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       | If marijuana users aren't ever allowed guns why in the world do
       | we permit alcohol users guns? I'd be much more worried about a
       | drunk with a gun than a stoned person with a gun.
        
         | starttoaster wrote:
         | As someone who has partaken in smokes and drinks, and owns
         | firearms, I'd not trust either person equally around a firearm
         | during the period of their impairment, personally. But I agree
         | that smoking a j on Friday afternoon doesn't mean I'm going to
         | mishandle my firearms on Saturday. Just like having a couple of
         | beers on Friday doesn't mean I'm going to mishandle my firearms
         | on Saturday.
        
         | analog31 wrote:
         | Granted, I'm not calling for a ban, but I'm more worried about
         | someone with depression having a gun. My rationale is simply
         | that there are a lot of depressed people, and the impairment
         | lasts longer, thus the risk exposure is higher.
        
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