PA Calls For Medical Marijuana Users To ‘Dispose’ Of Their Firearms

By Tom Knighton

The Pennsylvania State Police are angering some gun owners in the Keystone State. You see, the state now has a medical marijuana program. They also have people with guns. And, like the police in other states, they don’t want people with medical marijuana cards to have guns.

Pennsylvania State Police officials are stirring up protest among Pennsylvania gun-owners who are also potential medical marijuana patients.

“It disturbs me greatly to see the Pennsylvania State Police put on their website references to federal law while ignoring the fact that it is legal under Pennsylvania law,” says Patrick Nightingale of Greenfield.

Nightingale is a gun owner, a criminal defense attorney, and a recent applicant for a medical marijuana card.

What disturbs him is a State Police statement on their website, citing federal law, telling medical marijuana card holders, “It is unlawful for you to keep possession of any firearms which you owned or had in your possession prior to obtaining a medical marijuana card, and you should consult an attorney about the best way to dispose of your firearms.”

Not true, says Nightingale.

Unfortunately for Nightingale, it seems the courts disagree. This is a matter for either federal legislators or the court systems to work …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms