IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
JONATHAN BARRIS, : No. 363 MAL 2021
:
Respondent :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal
: from the Order of the
v. : Commonwealth Court
:
:
STROUD TOWNSHIP, :
:
Petitioner :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 6th day of June, 2022, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issue, as rephrased, is:
Whether an ordinance that limits target shooting to two non-residential
zoning districts, and thus does not provide for shooting ranges at all private
residences, is facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the
United States Constitution?
In addressing this issue, the parties are directed to discuss in their briefs the
following subsidiary matters: (1) whether this Court should adopt the two-step framework
for addressing Second Amendment challenges utilized by the lower court; (2) whether the
core Second Amendment right to possess firearms for self-defense recognized in District
of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), also implies a corresponding right to acquire
and maintain proficiency in their use; (3) whether such a corresponding right, if it exists,
must extend to one’s own home; and (4) the level of scrutiny courts should apply when
reviewing enactments that burden individuals’ ability to maintain firearms proficiency.
Justice Brobson did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.