The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.

The justices decided unanimously in favor of Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas man who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who uses illegal drugs violates the Second Amendment.

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    6 days ago

    Your rights don’t extend over the bodies of others, so you don’t have the right to imagine that nobody is armed.

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        You do realized that there are only about 20 countries worldwide that firearms are outright banned, right? The rest, unlike the US and select African/ME countries, implement and actually enforce strict ownership and carrying laws. So while you can reasonably expect that people aren’t publicly carrying in, say, Europe, they very well can have a healthily stocked safe at home.

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          5 days ago

          So, in other words, in most places worldwide, random strangers aren’t like strapped. It’s almost like your comment was pointless

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            Depends on the country and also the region within the country. Most Schengen area countries except Switzerland don’t allow it except under very specific circumstances, but elsewhere in the world it can vary wildly.

            I get what y’all are trying to get after, guns bad USA is a violent cesspool etc, but if you actually read up on the topic, the US isn’t some isolated bastion of guns. Yes we have more gun violence than many countries, but I’d argue its more endemic with our tossed society and culture than with the weapons themselves.

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        5 days ago

        Do they? As far as I know that is a lot easier said than done. You’d need a passport and a visa to allow entry to the other country, and the whole residence thing is another big hurdle. Not to mention the monetary requirement that expatriating involves.