Sullivan v. Town of Coventry

DECISION

Plaintiff W. Michael Sullivan, in his capacity as the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management ("DEM"), seeks a declaration adjudging Ordinance 09-05 (Apr. 20, 2009) of the Middletown Code invalid. In addition, DEM seeks a permanent injunction enjoining Defendant Town of Middletown from enforcing the Ordinance. For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies DEM's petitions for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief.

FACTS AND TRAVEL

This case revolves around Middletown, Rhode Island's efforts to regulate the use of firearms on certain portions of its…