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.
The respondent, Ali Danial Hemani, is a dual citizen of the United States and Pakistan, according to the government’s petition.
The petition described Hemani as “a drug dealer who uses illegal drugs.” The FBI obtained a search warrant to search his home and found a Glock 9mm pistol, 60 grams of marijuana, and 4.7 grams of cocaine.
At one point in the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the Second Amendment prevents Congress from restricting the possession of firearms by habitual users of illegal drugs….