The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 25 turned away a gun store’s claim that a town’s denial of permission to open a gun range violated the Second Amendment.
The decision came in the form of an unsigned order in the case of Oakland Tactical Supply v. Howell Township, Michigan. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision.
Oakland Tactical Supply leased 352 acres in Howell Township where it wanted to construct an outdoor shooting range, but the township denied permission, saying the land was zoned as “Agricultural Residential” and did not permit open-air business uses, according to the company’s petition….