TX AG Ken Paxton Sends Letter to Dallas, Gives City 15 Days to Remove State Fair Gun Ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter Wednesday to the City of Dallas informing them they have 15 days to withdraw the gun ban statement issued by the State Fair of Texas.

Paxton assured the city legal action will be taken if they fail to comply.

Paxton posted a copy of the letter to X and added the following commentary:

I have sent a notice letter to the City of Dallas directing it to withdraw the statement made by the State Fair of Texas, the organization contracted to run Fair Park during the annual event, that prohibits citizens from lawfully carrying a firearm on the premise. Texas law clearly states that license to carry holders may not be prevented from carrying a firearm on property owned or leased by the government unless otherwise prevented by state statute. The State Fair of Texas’s recent policy that infringes on LTC holders’ Second Amendment rights is unlawful. Dallas has fifteen days to fix the issue, otherwise I will see them in court.

On August 12, 2024, Breitbart News reported that Texas House Republicans were urging Texas State Fair officials to reverse a gun ban scheduled to be imposed on fairgoers in 2024.

According to the Texas Tribune, “71 state lawmakers and Republican House nominees signed a petition saying the new policy makes the fair ‘less safe’ because ‘Gun free zones are magnets for crime because they present less of a threat to those who seek to do evil.’”

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