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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is taking a firm stand against the federal ban on gun ownership by medical marijuana users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, SAF attorneys and two plaintiffs filed a brief<\/a> supporting their federal lawsuit against the prohibition. They seek a preliminary injunction in this pivotal case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Represented by lawyers Adam Kraut and Joshua Prince, this challenge questions the constitutionality of the current federal laws that strip medical marijuana users of their Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, targets 18 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 922(g)(3) (d)(3)<\/a>, which prohibit firearms possession by individuals using controlled substances like marijuana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plaintiffs include District Attorney Robert Greene of Warren County, Pa., a medical marijuana cardholder since 2013, and James Irey, a military veteran who refrained from using medical marijuana to preserve his gun rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAF’s Executive Director, Adam Kraut, emphasizes the unfair choice facing individuals: to either prioritize health or exercise constitutional rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDue to the law individuals are placed in the untenable situation of having to choose whether to use a medicine recommended to them by a doctor to treat their symptoms at the expense of their Second Amendment rights or exercise their rights at the detriment of their health,\u201d said Kraut in a press release obtained by GunsAmerica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving to make such a choice is simply wrong and we look forward to vindicating the rights of those affected,” he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb asserts the necessity of this challenge, noting the growing number of citizens affected by this infringement of their rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur lawsuit raises very legitimate issues for a growing number of law-abiding citizens whose Second Amendment rights are unquestionably and arbitrarily infringed upon,” noted Gottlieb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the lawsuit argues, there is no precedent for denying rights based on the use of a particular medicine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing key Supreme Court rulings such as Heller<\/em>, McDonald<\/em>, and Bruen<\/em>, SAF’s brief argues that the current restrictions are a direct violation of the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outcome of this case could have significant implications for not only Greene and Irey but also millions<\/a> of medical marijuana users nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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