Letter to the editor: Gov. Wolf's pot plot to control guns

Gov. Tom Wolf wants to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes to help small business make up for covid-19 losses (“Gov. Tom Wolf wants Pa. to legalize marijuana, provide more covid-19 relief this fall”).Nice, but no cigar. In my opinion, this is just a backdoor plot to control gun possession in our state.

Title 18, section 922 of the United States Code prohibits anyone “who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act)” — including anyone who uses recreational marijuana or has a medical marijuana card — from owning, possessing or buying firearms. It is also illegal to sell guns or ammunition to a person who uses marijuana, either recreationally or for medical purposes.

I see this as simply a way for the state to take away our gun rights, which means less power to the people and more for the state. Do not lose your right to bear firearms. Drugs are not worth it, even if they are legalized by Wolf.

James Illinsky

Springdale