FYI, I have posted similar threads over in Calguns and usually after a short while, they get locked by some moderator. One time I attached a poll and the vast majority (70 percent) viewed the pot prohibition as BS.
Of course the "Drug Warriors" can't have debate and some of them are moderators, so thread got locked. The usual argument was that it was that we need to stay single issue (guns) in a gun rights forum. Of course the fact that the Drug War accounts for probably half the gun violence in the country and if the drug war ended, gun violence would drop dramatically and thereby reduce the public pressure to push new gun control legislation is something that it seems to me is a "no brainer".
Of course if you have a "Zero Tolerance Mindset", then you probably also may suffer from "Zero Intelligence".
Back in 1968, simple possession of marijuana in all states was a criminal offense and in many of these states it was a felony. Using the premise that marijuana was a felony, then making it a prohibited activity that would prevent you from getting guns would make sense.
Of course when "White College Kids" started getting arrested for simple marijuana possession, then the cry of parents about their little "Johnny" having a "felony criminal record" got most states to at least reduce minor possession to a misdemeanor level, some states in the 1970s actually decriminalized marijuana to some extent.
Today only one state, Arizona, makes simple possession a possible felony. It is treated as a "wobbler" felony/misdemeanor. Something tells me that Arizona will change that soon by citizen vote.
I posted this thread to see what kind of feedback I would get and I am glad to see the overall intelligent responses I have gotten.
The Liberal Gun Club will grow based on the level of activity by it's members to outreach to the public.
Considering that most of our elected officials at one time in their lives have admitted to not only smoking weed, but actually inhaling, it would seem to me to be a modest proposal to support reforming federal law to remove marijuana as a prohibited offense on a federal level for gun ownership.
The US Supreme court had the opportunity to deal with the issue a few years back, but ducked the issue, so for all you folks in Oregon, the local sheriff has to issue you a CCW permit even if you have a medical marijuana card per the Oregon Supreme Court in spite of conflict with federal law.
Nicki