Legal Opinion
Firearm Owners Against Crime v. Lower Merion Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 2016No. 1693 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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JUDGE McCullough 1
Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC), Kim Stolfer, and Joseph Abram-son (collectively “Firearm Owners”) appeal the August 26, 2015 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) denying their motion for a preliminary injunction.
Facts and Procedural History
In 2011, Lower Merion Township (Township) passed an ordinance amending section 109-16 of its Code (Ordinance) to prohibit persons from “carry[ing] or disc-harg[ing] firearms of any kind in a park without a special permit, unless exempted.” Lower Merion Township, Pa., Code § 109-16. The…
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