The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines

The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case about whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own a gun. The case, United States v. Hemani, stems from a Texas man who was charged with a felony because he acknowledged regularly using the drug while allegedly having a gun in his home.

The Supreme Court will determine whether people who regularly smoke marijuana will be allowed to own guns when it hears United States v. Hemani.

The Justice Department has appealed a lower court's decision to dismiss on Second Amendment grounds an illegal gun possession charge against Ali Hemani, an American-Pakistani dual citizen and resident of Texas who told authorities he was a regular marijuana user.

The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Monday to strike down a federal law prohibiting habitual abusers of illegal drugs from owning firearms.The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday, in case that could decide whether people who use controlled substances can be barred from owning guns.