Ammophobes beware: AG sues City of Austin to allow guns at City Hall

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The good news: Our Attorney General supports the right to bear arms even around the ammophobes at Austin City Hall!

The bad news: Second Amendment supporters such as Council members Don Zimmerman and Ellen Troxclair are named as defendants in the suit against the city.

The Austin American-Statesman reports:

State law has long barred guns from courtrooms and court-related offices. Another law enacted last September, however, limits what restrictions local officials can place on guns in government buildings. For multipurpose government buildings, [Texas Attorney General Ken] Paxton’s office has said people with guns cannot enter the court-related parts of the building but they may bring their legal firearm into other government offices.
The suit Thursday follows an non-binding opinion from the Attorney General’s office, which determined Austin was in violation of the statute.
That opinion gave Austin city until July 20 to allow guns into City Hall, or it could face a civil suit and fines of up to $1,500 for the first offense and then $10,000 per future violation.  

More: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-austin-city-hall-/nr6gy/

Although certain court-related functions do take place in Austin City Hall, it seems as if recent developments only restrict carrying to those parts of the building where court is taking place.

We'll have more on this as it develops.