U.S. v. Yancey

In prosecution on charge under 18 USC section 922(g)(3) that defendant possessed firearm while he was unlawful user of controlled substance, Ct. of Appeals rejected defendant’s claim that said statute was unconstitutional since it violated his Second Amendment right to possess firearm for purposes of self-defense. Instant statute is constitutional since there is valid connection between drug use and violent crime, and instant prohibition is substantially related to governmental interest in preventing violent crime.