Videos tagged with How Township

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari in Oakland Tactical Supply v. How Township, a case concerning the scope of training with firearms on long-range shooting facilities and associated zoning rules. While the court acknowledged the argument that the right to train is an ancillary right to the Second Amendment, they declined to hear the case, potentially due to its idiosyncratic nature and the existence of other, more impactful Second Amendment cases pending review, such as the Snope case regarding AR-15 bans.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied en banc review for the Oakland Tactical v. How Township case, concerning the right to train with firearms and establish shooting ranges. This decision, which previously saw a 2-1 panel ruling against the right to train at a 1,000-yard outdoor range, sets the stage for a potential Supreme Court appeal. The core issue revolves around whether the Second Amendment encompasses a right to train, and if zoning laws restricting commercial gun ranges infringe upon this right.

This video discusses a 2-to-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Oakland Tactical v. How Township, Michigan. The court ruled against the Second Amendment rights of a plaintiff seeking to establish a 1,000-yard gun range on private property. The host, Mark Smith, a constitutional attorney, argues the decision is analytically flawed, particularly in its dismissal of the right to train as an ancillary right not explicitly textual, and its failure to shift the burden of proof to the government to justify the restriction.