Supreme Court to Consider Whether Illegal Drug Users May Possess Firearms

A federal appeals court previously held that the Second Amendment barred Congress from banning gun use by drug users.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 20 agreed to consider whether a federal law barring illegal drug users from possessing firearms is constitutional.

The justices granted the petition in United States v. Hemani without comment in an unsigned order. No justices dissented.