Two major gun-rights organizations are taking the federal government to court over the federal law banning carrying a firearm in the country’s national parks. On...

Two major gun-rights organizations are taking the federal government to court over the federal law banning carrying a firearm in the country’s national parks. On March 27, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), along with an individual FPC member, filed Zimmerman v. Bondi with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit specifically challenges the constitutionality of federal law 18 U.S.C. § 930(a), which bars knowingly possessing a firearm in a federal facility, as applied to federal facilities operated by the National Park Service. The law defines a federal facility in the National Park System as “… government offices, visitor centers, ranger stations, fee collection buildings, and maintenance...