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MI: Second Amendment Suit Over Howell Twp. Gun Range Playing Out
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David Williamson
Website: http://libertyparkpress.com
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The owner of a firearms store says Howell Township officials violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution when they denied his request to establish a new outdoor gun range facility in the township. A federal lawsuit filed in November 2018 against the township is pending in federal court after Oakland Tactical Supply Mike Paige and township officials failed to reach a settlement. Last month, both filed responses to motions that further argue their cases. |
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PHORTO
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This case is a loser. The township has statutory and constitutional authority to institute zoning according to its community's priorities, and this land has already been zoned. It wasn't changed after-the-fact to prevent construction of a range.
I don't think any court would be able to find a reason to compel the township to rezone that area.
Sad to say, but that's the likely result. |
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