I say line up the lawsuits - I bet most cities aren't searching OAG opinions and cases very often, and wouldn't even notice when Waller County loses it's case.ELB wrote:City of Austin is a pretty big target, and there is a lawsuit filed against them. That will be very precedential I think. The AG has drawn a pretty close and clear line that only in court rooms, not court houses, may licensed carry be prohibited, and that is the main point of contention between the AG and several counties. I think the only reason he filed suit against Waller County before getting a decision on Austin City Hall is that Waller County was being such a donkey with suing Holcomb over his complaint.jb2012 wrote:You have a good point, I just think that several aggressive lawsuits would scare the rest away, so to speak.Papa_Tiger wrote:Caution is advisable. Win the low hanging fruit cases, establish case law and precedent, then go after tougher nuts to crack. Slow and steady wins the race.jb2012 wrote:I'm disappointed myself. I was hoping that these lawsuits would be much more aggressive.
There's really no point in lining up a bunch of other lawsuits until a final decision is reached in the Austin City Hall case, and whichever side loses no doubt will appeal. It will be interesting to see if the Texas Supreme Court takes it up.
The zoos are a different issue than court houses, but with the opinion that government entities are not responsible for non-profits posting signs I'm not sure any hay can be made there until the Legislature takes it up...if they take it up. While it would be satisfying to see the zoos smacked down, there are not a lot of them, and even taking into account other non-profits, this is not a huge issue. Much progress has been made bringing strictly governmental entities to heel, and that's pretty good. Here in Seguin more signs came down than stayed up, and the only one I know of that shouldn't still be up falls into the court room category, so need to await the Austin City Hall lawsuit decision(s).
I'm actually more interested in temporary events, like festivals and the Rodeo grounds, things I want to go to. Like ACL in the other thread, I want word on if a private event that is denying entry to license holders is legal, as we cannot be considered trespassing just for having a firearm. In my opinion, if it sounds like 30.06 in a ticket agreement, it should be treated as such for things on public property - not enforceable, and you cannot be denied entry for it, if you bought a ticket/entry fee.