March 17, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
After a recent court ruling, it appears that a lawsuit filed by a Hartland-based firearms store against a local township is moving toward mediation.
The lawsuit was filed in 2018 by Oakland Tactical Supply and three potential users of an outdoor shooting range proposed for 352 acres on Fleming Road in Howell Township. The township board rejected the plan in November of 2017 citing zoning ordinances, which do not allow for open-air businesses such as shooting ranges on agricultural residential land. The company argued it was a violation of their Second Amendment rights.
The suit was dismissed last September and at the time, Martha Dean, an attorney representing Oakland Tactical, told WHMI that they were assessing legal options. A series of appeals followed, which resulted in an order being issued in February denying the plaintiffâs motion for reconsideration and for leave to file a third am