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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXASLUBBOCK DIVISIONREBEKAH JENNINGS; BRENNAN)HARMON; ANDREW PAYNE;)NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF)AMERICA, INC.,))Plaintiffs,))v.))STEVEN McCRAW, in his official)capacity as Director of the Texas)Department of Public Safety,))Defendant.)Civil Action No. 5:10-CV-141-C
On this date, the Court considered:(1)Plaintiffs Rebekah Jennings, Brennan Harmon, Andrew Payne, andNational Rifle Association of America, Inc.’s (“Plaintiffs”) Motion forSummary Judgment, Brief, and Appendix, filed May 16, 2011;(2)the Response and Brief filed by Defendant Steven McCraw, in his OfficialCapacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety(“McCraw”) on June 6, 2011;(3)Defendant McCraw’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Brief, andAppendix, filed May 16, 2011;(4)Plaintiffs’ Response and Brief, filed June 6, 2011; and
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It is undisputed that, under Texas law, the Individual Plaintiffs can carry a handgun intheir own homes, among other specified locations not at issue here.2(5)Brief of Amici Curiae
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, GraduateStudent Assembly and Student Government of the University of Texas atAustin, Mothers Against Teen Violence, Students for Gun-Free Schools inTexas, and Texas Chapters of the Brady Campaign to Prevent GunViolence in Support of Defendants [sic], filed May 18, 2011.After considering the relevant arguments and authorities, the Court
Defendant’sMotion for Summary Judgment and
Plaintiffs bring this action for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging theconstitutionality of Texas statutes that prohibit persons under the age of 21 and who have notserved or are not serving currently in the military from carrying a handgun outside the home.The crux of Plaintiffs’ allegations is that the statutes violate both the Second Amendment to theUnited States Constitution, as it applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, and theEqual Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Under Texas law, a “person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, orrecklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun . . . if the person is not: (1) on theperson’s own premises or premises under the person’s control
; or (2) inside of or directly enroute to a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person’s control.”
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Texas Penal Code § 46.02(a) also does not apply to, in general, a person who is travelingor engaging in lawful hunting, fishing, or other sporting activity. Tex. Penal Code § 46.15.Various occupational exceptions also apply to the general prohibition.
For ease of reference, the Court will refer to those excluded from this classification as“non-military personnel.”3Tex. Penal Code § 46.02(a). If a person “is at least 21 years of age” (and meets otherrequirements), he or she “is eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun” (“CHL”) (“thelicensing scheme”). Tex. Gov’t Code § 411.172(a)(2).
Moreover, if “a person . . . is at least 18 years of age but not yet 21 years of age,” he orshe “is eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun if the person is a member or veteran of the United States armed forces, including a member or veteran of the reserves or national guard”or “was discharged under honorable conditions, if discharged from the United States armedforces, reserves, or national guard” and meets other eligibility requirements except the agecondition mentioned above.
Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 411.172(g).
Jennings, Harmon, and Payne are all Texas residents between the ages of 18 and 20.They have expressed a desire to carry a handgun outside of the home or automobile for self-defense purposes but currently do not because Texas law prohibits them from doing so. All of the Individual Plaintiffs allege that they meet each of the requirements for obtaining a TexasCHL save the age requirement. They have completed a handgun safety course taught by a CHLinstructor licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety and have passed both the writtenand range tests that are given to applicants for a CHL. The Individual Plaintiffs further allege
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