The spotlight is on Hunter Biden\u2019s purported crime again after the ATF\u2019s St. Paul office reaffirmed the agency\u2019s position that state laws legalizing the recreational use of certain drugs do not remove gun prohibitions against the users of said drugs as long as federal law continues to identify the drugs as illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breitbart News reported<\/a> that the ATF\u2019s St. Paul office responded to Minnesota\u2019s legalization of marijuana for recreational use by tweeting: \u201cRegardless of the recent changes in Minnesota law related to marijuana, an individual who is a current user of marijuana is prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeff Reed, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the ATF\u2019s St. Paul field office, noted, \u201cUntil marijuana is legalized federally, firearms owners and possessors should be mindful that it remains federally illegal to mix marijuana with firearms and ammunition. As regulators of the firearms industry and enforcers of firearms laws, we felt it was important to remind Minnesotans of this distinction as the marijuana laws adjust here in the State of Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n RELATED: IRS Whistleblower Speaks Publicly for First Time, Says DOJ Intervened to Slow-Walk Hunter Probe to \u201cBenefit\u201d Him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A May 30, 2023, letter from the ATF made clear<\/a> the prohibitions were not simply in light of marijuana use but the use of or addiction to any drug categorized as a \u201ccontrolled substance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ATF noted, \u201cThe federal Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits any person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance as defined by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On March 25, 2021, Breitbart News noted<\/a> Hunter Biden may have committed a felony when purchasing a gun in 2018, purportedly lying about his history of drug use on ATF Form 4473.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Form 4473 is a form used in the background check process for a firearm purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n