In a decision affecting both gun rights and drug prosecution, the Supreme Court has sided with a marijuana user. According to NPR, the justices ruled that the law used to prosecute the case was unconstitutionally vague and violated the defendant's Second Amendment right to bear arms. The ruling suggests that while criminal convictions can sometimes restrict gun ownership, the legal basis for those restrictions must be clear and unambiguous. It's the latest example of the court's expanding view of Second Amendment protections, and it raises broader questions about how broadly written statutes can limit constitutional rights.

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