A federal court in Texas on Thursday struck down a ban on 18-to-21-year-olds carrying a handgun outside the home, ruling it violated the constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.
The lawsuit was brought by two adult plaintiffs within that age group and the Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.
The ban prevented the plaintiffs from carrying a handgun for self-defense in Parker, Fannin, and Grayson Counties, where they live, work, and study, the lawsuit states.
According to court documents, the ban put them in “danger of sustaining a direct injury as a result of the statute’s operation or enforcement” by virtue of complying with the law….