While Texas isn’t the only state to host an annual fair, it may be the only major state fair that permits attendees to conceal carry weapons inside fairgrounds.
The Minnesota State Fair, which is the country’s second largest behind the State Fair of Texas, does not permit fairgoers to bring in a weapon.
“We’re doing what we can, but the state laws are hamstringing us,” he said in the interview. Jenkins was at the fair with his mother Saturday when the shooting broke out., which bans fireworks, firearms and weapons of any kind. Other prohibited items include knives and anything “deemed dangerous or inappropriate.
After 9/11, many professional sports leagues came to a consensus to institute a screening process to ensure weapons weren’t coming into games, Simons noted. As a result, many public facilities began to also ban firearms.
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