Clifford Tyler Case Summary

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Brian, this decision was a victory for our 2nd Amendment rights. Clifford Charles Tyler was experiencing a life changing rough patch in his life and was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility for less than a month. This occurred once in 73 years (1985) and afterwards he was employed full time employment, no issues with law enforcement, in addition to no further mental health issues.1 The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals relied upon Congress’ evident intent that “relief should be available from §(g)(4)’s prohibition as confirming that the ‘committed to a mental institution’ provision of §(g)(4) was not ‘narrowly tailored’ to achieve the government’s valid purpose in prohibiting gun possession by the mentally ill.”2 Although Tyler’s

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