Texas House Republicans are urging Texas State Fair officials to reverse a gun ban scheduled to be imposed on fairgoers in 2024.
The Texas Tribune reported that fair officials announced the policy change earlier in August. It represents a complete 180 on the previous policy, which allowed concealed carry for self-defense by licensed concealed permit holders.
The fair changed its policy because of a shooting in 2023 in which three people were injured.
Breitbart News noted that 22-year-old Cameron Turner was identified as the shooting suspect.
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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