Morgan v. ATF
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · No. 07-1358
👎Unfavorable to gun rights
Affirmed the denial of the dealer's federal firearms license renewal.
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What the court held
A Michigan attorney who dealt in firearms from his home was denied renewal of his federal firearms license after the township's legal counsel concluded the business violated residential zoning rules. The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for ATF, holding the agency could properly defer to the locality's interpretation of its own zoning ordinance in finding the applicant out of compliance with state and local law, and that the denial would be sustained under either de novo or deferential review. A separate statutory argument about a compliance grace period was held unpreserved.
Summarized from the court's opinion.
What this case is about
denial of renewal of a federal firearms license
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Key Dates
- 2007-12-13 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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