Paxton Loses Attempt To Allow Guns At Texas State Fair

The Texas Tribune reports:

A newly created state appeals court denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton request to temporarily block the State Fair of Texas’ policy banning all firearms from its fairgrounds as the event is set to start Friday. The ruling comes after a Dallas County District Court struck down a similar request from Paxton on the new policy. The District Court Judge agreed with State Fair officials that they could enforce a gun ban as a private nonprofit.

Paxton says the fair’s gun ban violates state law, which bars most government bodies from prohibiting weapons. State Fair officials say it has the right as a private nonprofit, and the city of Dallas says it has no role in the fair’s gun policy. Fair officials and law enforcement announced the policy change last month, roughly a year after a gunman opened fire at the fair, injuring three people.

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The City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas cannot nullify state law by banning firearms. I will challenge this decision immediately in the Texas Supreme Court.

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) September 24, 2024

Well, it starts in three days so I hope you can get it done soon. I want to take my family, but I don’t feel comfortable even walking to the gates without some protection. I love cops, but they’re only there to clean up after I’m dead, and hopefully find the guy that did it. It…

— Kevin Ferguson (@ViperFergy) September 25, 2024