In the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Clifford Charles Tyler, plaintiff-appellant, v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department, et al., defendants-appellees : on appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan : brief for the federal appellees /

Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. At issue is whether a federal statute restricting firearms possession by persons who have been committed to a mental institution is an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment.