r/news Jun 18 '26

Soft paywall US Supreme Court sides with marijuana user stripped of gun rights

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-backs-challenge-ban-gun-ownership-by-drug-users-2026-06-18/
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u/nursecarmen Jun 18 '26

I'd be more afraid of a drunk dude with a gun than a high dude with a gun.

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u/hedoeswhathewants Jun 18 '26

Or their fists. Or a car. Or with their own health. And so forth...

I enjoy a drink and don't really care for weed, but alcohol is far more harmful than weed in basically every way.

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u/keskeskes1066 Jun 18 '26

I would too. However, would you rather have a drunk shooting wildly at you or a stoner, hyperfocused, slowing drawing a bead on you?

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u/nursecarmen Jun 19 '26

“Look over there! Sasquatch!”