The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced Tuesday it has filed a new lawsuit challenging Texas laws that prohibit carrying firearms at certain public locations, including businesses that primarily serve alcohol, racetracks and sporting events. The suit, Ziegenfuss v. McCraw, seeks to end what the plaintiffs argue are unconstitutional restrictions on law-abiding citizens’ right to carry firearms in public.
Filed in a Texas federal court, the lawsuit asserts that current restrictions on carrying firearms at these locations are excessive and cannot be justified by historical precedent. The complaint argues that such areas “are not so-called ‘sensitive places’” under Second Amendment interpretation, contending that restrictions in these locations lack historical foundation dating back to the time of the Founding.
“FPC already struck down Texas’s ban on firearm carry for adults under the age of 21,” FPC President Brandon Combs stated. “We now set our sights on ending enforcement of these locational bans so that all peaceable adults may carry firearms in public places without fear of criminal prosecution.”
Combs also highlighted the suit as part of FPC’s broader campaign to challenge carry restrictions across the United States.
The Ziegenfuss case adds to FPC’s strategic litigation efforts, with support from the FPC Action Foundation and legal representation by Benbrook Law Group, P.C., and Cooper & Scully, P.C. The full complaint can be viewed on FPC’s website at firearmspolicy.org/ziegenfuss.
