Courts Must Treat the Second Amendment as a Real Right, Not a Second-Class Right – AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

The Supreme Court has, at least for now, kicked the Second Amendment can a bit farther down the legal road. How much longer can this continue? (Dave Workman photo)

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF) announced the filing of an important amicus brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals case, Drummond v. Township of Robinson. The brief, joined by the Madison Society Foundation, is available online at FPCLegal.org.

The Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club (GPGC) started offering firearms sales and training on rural land outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over 50 years ago. For many of those decades, Robinson Township has resolved to shut the club down. In the 1990s, Robinson Township brought a nuisance action against GPGC, but the court determined that GPGC was not a nuisance. Then, Robinson Township brought a licensing action against GPGC, but failed in court again. Now, Robinson Township has enacted an ordinance forbidding GPGC from operating for-profit, or from allowing center-fire rifle shooting on the propertybut only if it is operating as a gun club. The clubs owner, William Drummond, brought this action, alleging that the new ordinance violates the Second Amendment.

Too often people are bullied for engaging in constitutionally protected activity, so we filed this brief to explain why the court should step in and protect the exercise of Second Amendment rights, said FPC Director of Research and brief author, Joseph Greenlee. We are happy to help Mr. Drummond defend his rights and the rights of his clients against Robinson Townships relentless efforts to forcibly close his gun club.

Were hopeful that GPGC can soon get back to providing the public with goods and training protected by the Constitution, as it has for several decades, Greenlee concluded.

Background

About Firearms Policy Coalition

Firearms Policy Coalition (www.firearmspolicy.org) is a 501(c)4 grassroots nonprofit organization. FPCs mission is to protect and defend constitutional rightsespecially the right to keep and bear armsadvance individual liberty, and restore freedom.

About Firearms Policy Foundation

Firearms Policy Foundation (www.firearmsfoundation.org) is a grassroots 501(c)3 nonprofit public benefit organization. FPFs mission is to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Peoples rights, privileges, and immunities deeply rooted in this Nations history and traditionespecially the inalienable, fundamental, and individual right to keep and bear arms.

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