As authorities continue to investigate how the man accused of shooting and wounding three people at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday brought his weapon...
Jay Hernandez of El Paso and son Aidan, 4, walk through the OpenGate security system before entering the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Three people were wounded in a shooting at the fair Saturday night.brought his weapon into the fairgrounds, the contractor who provides the fair with metal detectors said he is 100% certain that the weapon would have alerted the fair’s protection systems.
Unlike other metal detectors, Opengate does not require people to take off their bags or empty their pockets before passing through. These systems are about five times more powerful than traditional metal detectors, said Genaro Cavazos, president of protection-services firm GXC, which provided the systems to the fair.Opengate is being increasingly used in school systems across the country, as well as large sporting events.
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