lockman Posted January 18, 2019 at 05:57 PM Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 05:57 PM https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/17/district-court-fines-austin-tx-9m-for-refusing-carry-of-handguns-at-city-hall/ On Thursday, the Travis County District Court ruled that the City of Austin, Texas, violated the law by barring handguns in City Hall and assessed a nine million dollar penalty against the city for the violation.The concealed carry of handguns has been legal in Texas for decades and open carry for Texas’ concealed handgun license holders became legal on January 1, 2016.In the January 17, 2019, ruling, Judge Lora J. Livingston explained that the Plaintiff was able to show that open carry was refused on April 4, 2016, April 6, 2016, April 12, 2016, July 1, 2016, July 29, 2016, and September 7, 2016. Judge Livingston ruled that the Defendants did not prove why City Hall should be treated differently among other public areas in Texas, writing, “Defendants did not meet their burden to establish an exception to Section 411.209(a) on any of the dates” that open carry was refused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikew Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:29 PM Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:29 PM We sure ain't in Texas.And I'm not sure that Austin is anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squints08 Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:29 PM Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:29 PM 9 million! Slightly different sum than 9k. Oh Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockman Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:49 PM Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:49 PM 9 million! Slightly different sum than 9k. Oh Texas.Livingston assessed a $1,500 fine for each of the six violations, with the result that the City of Austin owes a total of $9,000. conflicting amounts in the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoRonin70 Posted January 18, 2019 at 07:49 PM Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 07:49 PM $9,000 is certainly better than nothing, and the court decision is valuable in itself. I hope on appeal that it is upheld. Now, that needs to happen is that the actual PEOPLE involved with making the violating decision in the Austin government need to be made liable for the fine amounts, so that it's not just taxpayer money being thrown at this. Otherwise, even if they do lose on appeal, there really is no incentive for the PEOPLE making those illegal decisions to change their behavior. Hit them where it hurts THEM personally, and the stupidity will stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oohrah Posted January 18, 2019 at 08:14 PM Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 08:14 PM Unlike IL, all publicly owned places must allow carry, open or concealed, except courts. You can even carry into the Capitol and bypass the metal detectors by showing your license. We have had several local governments try to post anyway and have had their hands slapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconSorcerer Posted January 18, 2019 at 08:18 PM Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 08:18 PM $9,000 is certainly better than nothing, and the court decision is valuable in itself. I hope on appeal that it is upheld. I didn't see lawyer/court costs in that judgement. The guy might need a donor sight to cover the losses..9K doesn't go far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted January 19, 2019 at 03:55 AM Share Posted January 19, 2019 at 03:55 AM That amount of money is a paltry sum that doesn't even qualify as a "slap on the wrist". They will just up their fees and make that money back in less than a month - if that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockman Posted January 19, 2019 at 01:22 PM Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 at 01:22 PM That amount of money is a paltry sum that doesn't even qualify as a "slap on the wrist". They will just up their fees and make that money back in less than a month - if that long. In Wisconsin after the courts started assessing penalties things changed. Two police officers filed bankruptcy to avoid financial ruin in a sec. 1983 lawsuit filed against the officers ( the department was not named in the suite ). ^ this *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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