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A township ordinance that limits firing guns to indoor and outdoor shooting ranges and zoning that significantly restricts where the ranges can be located does not violate the Second Amendment, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The man who challenged Stroud Township's gun laws, Jonathan Barris, began to draw complaints about a year after he moved to the home in the Poconos in 2009 and installed a shooting range on his 5-acre property. An officer responding to a complaint said the range had a safe backstop but the targets were in line with a large box store in a nearby shopping...

This booklet, from the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, is designed to help activists make the case for common sense gun policies, and attract media attention for their efforts. The guide highlights effective policy goals that will close illegal gun markets, including closing the gun show loophole, universal background checks, and handgun licensing and registration. It can be customized according to an advocate's policy goals, and is available free of charge from the Ed Fund. Publication date: March 2002 Source: Name Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence Address 1000 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone 202-530-5888