Gun bans for drug users
Torgerson v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- David Torgerson asked the Supreme Court to review whether the Second Amendment permits a federal law barring people who unlawfully use controlled substances from possessing firearms.
- Who it affects
- Torgerson did not receive Supreme Court review, and the Court made no ruling on whether the law violates the Second Amendment.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The case concerned a federal law that bars people who unlawfully use controlled substances from possessing firearms.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), the federal statute that prohibits possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user” of “any controlled substance,” violates the Second Amendment on its face?
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