00:00The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on whether regular marijuana users can legally possess firearms,
00:05marking a significant follow-up to its 2022 ruling expanding gun rights.
00:10The case involves a Texas man whose felony gun charge was dismissed
00:14after a federal appeals court ruled the ban on gun ownership for drug users unconstitutional.
00:20While the federal government supports gun rights broadly,
00:23it is defending the restriction as reasonable for public safety.
00:26Lawyers in the case are arguing the law is overly broad,
00:30potentially criminalizing millions of Americans in states where marijuana is legal under state law.
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