The Supreme Court agreed on Monday (October 20) to review a federal law that prohibits frequent illegal drug users from possessing firearms . The Trump administration, despite its general support for gun rights, is defending the law and requested the review after an appeals court ruled in favor of Daniel Hemani , an alleged regular marijuana user charged under the statute. The case involves the same law under which Hunter Biden , son of President Joe Biden , was convicted in 2024 before being pardoned by his father.

The law in question prevents those who "are unlawful users of or addicted to any controlled substance" from owning guns. The appeals court in Texas ruled that the government must prove the gun owner was under the influence of drugs at the time of arrest, which it did n

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