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KOB-TV.com - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is cracking down on medical marijuana users who own or want to own a gun. Federal authorities say firearms dealers in New
Mexico cannot sell guns or ammunition to registered users of the drug. Licensed gun dealers are not allowed to sell guns to buyers who answer "yes" when a required form asks them if they are "an unlawful user of, or addicted to," marijuana or other controlled substances. William Walters is a Vietnam veteran. He is trying to get a medical marijuana card. "They're trying to take away our rights, we have a right to possess a gun," Walters said. A September 21 letter from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also says dealers cannot sell a gun or ammunition if they have "reasonable cause to believe" the buyer is using controlled substances, even if the state allows it. Valerie Jackson runs Charlie’s Sporting Goods in Albuquerque and commented on the requirement. “It’s going to be hard to tell, I’m not law enforcement,” said Jackson in reference to the gun dealer’s responsibility with the new directive.
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Federal officials ban medical marijuana users from owning firearms
From KOB-TV.com - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is cracking down on medical marijuana users who own or want to own a gun. Federal authorities say firearms dealers in New Mexico cannot sell guns or ammunition to registered users of the drug. Licensed gun dealers are not allowed to sell guns to buyers who answer "yes" when a required form asks them if they are "an unlawful user of, or addicted to," marijuana or other controlled substances. William Walters is a Vietnam veteran. He is trying to get a medical marijuana card. "They're trying to take away our rights, we have a right to possess a gun," Walters said. A September 21 letter from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also says dealers cannot sell a gun or ammunition if they have "reasonable cause to believe" the buyer is using controlled substances, even if the state allows it. Valerie Jackson runs Charlie’s Sporting Goods in Albuquerque and commented on the requirement. “It’s going to be hard to tell, I’m not law enforcement,” said Jackson in reference to the gun dealer’s responsibility with the new directive. Read more
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