State legislators and gun rights advocates are calling on the State Fair of Texas to rescind its new policy banning firearms, implemented nearly a year after a shooting at the fair injured three.
The NRA’s lobbying arm urged members and supporters in an email Monday to contact State Fair officials and tell the fair they disagree with the new policy.
Fair officials unveiled the policy last week. Under the new rules, all firearms and other weapons are banned from this year's fair, which begins Sept. 27. That now includes licensed concealed carry, which was previously allowed. The City of Dallas owns Fair Park and leases the property to the State Fair of Texas for the fair’s 24-day run every year.But fair officials say the ban is allowed under state law because the State Fair of Texas itself is a private nonprofit, not a government agency.
Zoos, which don’t fit neatly into those categories, faced possible penalties for banning firearms from their grounds, The Texas Tribune reported. After complaints were filed with the Texas Attorney General’s Office about the Fort Worth Zoo’s gun-free policy, the office issuedfinding that, because the Fort Worth Zoological Association is a private nonprofit that contracts with the city to run the zoo on government-owned property, it was not illegal to post signs prohibiting firearms.
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