The State Fair of Texas is ramping up security measures, banning guns from fairgoers a year after a shooting left three people wounded at Fair Park. Lawmakers...
The Texas Star is seen behind the size 96 Lucchese boots of Big Tex on opening night at the State Fair of Texas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Dallas.expected to attract over 2 million fairgoers
from Sept. 27 to Oct. 20 at Dallas’ Fair Park, will still use the weapon detection system it introduced last year. But this year, licensed gun holders willfor those 17 and under. After 5 p.m., minors must enter the fair with an adult 21 years old or older.Only current police officers and qualified retired officers can carry firearms at the fair in accordance with state law, officials said, and credentials will be verified by police in the screening process.in an Oct. 14 shooting at the fair.
The legislators argued in a letter sent Monday that the new rule makes the Dallas fairgrounds less safe for visitors.A letter from the AG’s office to the city of Dallas found the policy to be a violation of state law, as Fair Park is a city-owned property leased out to the State Fair of Texas during the duration of the fair.
The letter cites state law prohibiting lower government entities from banning handguns on government property unless there is a special exception, like for schools.The fair is aware of the letter to the city, fair spokesperson Karissa Condoianis said in a written statement Wednesday morning. While the AG’s letter called the fair a nonprofit, she said it appears the AG office was “seeking clarification” about the relationship between the city and the fair, a private, not-for-profit organization.
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