kito109654
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SGT Jensen wrote:
I think the operative phrase here is "illegal drug users." As far as I'm concerned that's the end of the story on a legal level.
Now on a moral, medicinal-user level, I think discretion needs to be used - the same way that discretion should be used by those who consume alcohol and own firearms.
My personal rule for myself is to not drink and carry in public...at all. If I'm going to have a drink at a restaurant or whatever I would lock my pistol in my vehicle, though I haven't chosen to do that to date. As others have said, my safety is more important to me than a drink. At home I might have a few drinks and leave my pistol on my hip. That's just how I handle it. If I used medical marijuana I think I would handle it similarly. Impaired judgement is not something to take lightly, I think.
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PS. Just a fellow PNWerner dropping in and saying hello since you gents are "local." Great article and thread.
SGT Jensen wrote:
Sheriffs from Washington and Jackson counties say, though, that they want clarification from the court on whether federal gun laws prohibiting illegal drug users from possessing handguns applies to people who have permits to use marijuana for medical reasons.
I think the operative phrase here is "illegal drug users." As far as I'm concerned that's the end of the story on a legal level.
Now on a moral, medicinal-user level, I think discretion needs to be used - the same way that discretion should be used by those who consume alcohol and own firearms.
My personal rule for myself is to not drink and carry in public...at all. If I'm going to have a drink at a restaurant or whatever I would lock my pistol in my vehicle, though I haven't chosen to do that to date. As others have said, my safety is more important to me than a drink. At home I might have a few drinks and leave my pistol on my hip. That's just how I handle it. If I used medical marijuana I think I would handle it similarly. Impaired judgement is not something to take lightly, I think.
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PS. Just a fellow PNWerner dropping in and saying hello since you gents are "local." Great article and thread.