Supreme Court’s narrow gun decision kindles divisions, more questions
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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal statute prohibiting firearm possession by unlawful drug users cannot be applied as a blanket ban, determining that the law's broad application violates Second Amendment protections. The case involved a Texas resident who maintained a firearm while regularly using marijuana, prompting the justices to reject the government's defense of the 1968 statute and its framework for prosecuting such conduct.
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The Supreme Court’s gun decision on Thursday was technically unanimous.
But it was narrow.
The ruling found the government cannot criminally prosecute a man for firearm possession simply because he admitted to smoking marijuana a few times a week.
Beneath the surface, the justices split.
Conservative Justice Samuel Alito and liberal Justice Elena Kagan formed an odd...
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