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Large Sarge
29th September 2011, 12:09 PM
Subject: ATF: medical marijuana useres may not buy guns!






so whos next?

ATF Clarifies: Medical Marijuana Users May Not Buy Guns


ake your pick: Medical marijuana or a gun, but not both. Responding to multiple questions from federally licensed gun sellers, the ATF wrote an open letter declaring it illegal to knowingly sell firearms to medical marijuana users.

The confusion arises out of differing legal schemes regarding medical marijuana. Federal law prohibits selling firearms to any “unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.” Because marijuana is a federally controlled substance, and because there are no federal exemptions for medicinal use, ATF policy is that it is illegal to sell to users of marijuana, the letter says.

“Any person who uses or is addicted to marijuana, regardless of whether his or her State has passed legislation authorizing marijuana use for medicinal purposes, is an unlawful user of or addicted to controlled substance, and is prohibited by Federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition,” the letter states.

“Our advice to FFL’s or Federal Firearm Licensees is that if you are aware that this person is a user of marijuana, then you should not go ahead with the sale of that firearm,” Brad Beyersdorf, ATF Special Agent and PIO for the Denver Field Division told KPAX, of Missoula, Mont. The Denver division covers the state of Montana as well.

You can read the letter here.


http://www.ticklethewire.com/2011/09...-not-buy-guns/



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learn2swim
29th September 2011, 12:33 PM
But, it's ok to run guns to drug cartels? LOL, you can't make this shit up anymore..

SLV^GLD
29th September 2011, 12:34 PM
At least the logic is consistent.

gunDriller
29th September 2011, 01:08 PM
when a medical marijuana user or group grows, they are often at the discretion of the local police.

if the marijuana grower has a gun, it gives the cops a chance to go for the 'trifecta' - firearms possession, growing illegal drugs, etc.


the Operating Procedure i've seen in California is, a 'grow coop' will find someone who fits into their community by
A/ having guns (and knowing how to use them), and
B/ not growing or using pot.

that person then gets "security detail".

Glass
30th September 2011, 06:21 PM
so I wonder if this applies to guns manufactured in state? Wasn't it determined that firearms made and sold "in state" were not subject to Fed GCL's?

gD you need 1 more thanks in 1 more thread to make the 222 list. ;)

Twisted Titan
1st October 2011, 09:24 PM
When you fill out the yellow form shut yer piehoile if ya take a toke...........

Simple

BrewTech
1st October 2011, 09:47 PM
Meh... more declarations of policy.

Isn't about time to consider arbitrary policy enactments IRRELEVANT on a large scale?