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All of the above "safety" partners were unable to prevent an unlicensed, illegal gun carrier from entering the fair grounds and shooting people. But hey, if you're there and you see someone about to shoot others, by all means say something.CAN SOMEONE WITH A LICENSE TO CARRY (LTC) BRING THEIR FIREARM TO THE FAIR?
No.
How can I stay safe if I can’t use my License to Carry (LTC)?
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I had to look up the shooting I last remembered happening at the Fair. Didn't realize it was back in 2023. Apparently the shooter just got sentenced.Grayling813 wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 11:57 am All of the above "safety" partners were unable to prevent an unlicensed, illegal gun carrier from entering the fair grounds and shooting people. But hey, if you're there and you see someone about to shoot others, by all means say something.
I'm sure he didn't either. I was more so curious than anything. But the fact that the media fails to include an important detail like that boggles my mind. They definitely have an agenda of "guns are dangerous" more than the criminality of someone who shouldn't have a gun was able to get it past "security" at the State Fair.Grayling813 wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:09 am Two years later, still no one can determine if the shooter had an LTC. Some crack investigative reporting. Seems like that would have come out during the trial.
I'm 99.9% sure he didn't.
Jose_in_Dallas wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:13 amI'm sure he didn't either. I was more so curious than anything. But the fact that the media fails to include an important detail like that boggles my mind. They definitely have an agenda of "guns are dangerous" more than the criminality of someone who shouldn't have a gun was able to get was able to get it past "security" at the State Fair.Grayling813 wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:09 am Two years later, still no one can determine if the shooter had an LTC. Some crack investigative reporting. Seems like that would have come out during the trial.
I'm 99.9% sure he didn't.
One way to tell that he did not have an LTC is that the media never mentioned it. If you trust the media, this is because not having it is not news while having it is. Considering the percentage of the population with LTCs, not having it is normal and therefore not newsworthy.Jose_in_Dallas wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:13 amI'm sure he didn't either. I was more so curious than anything. But the fact that the media fails to include an important detail like that boggles my mind. They definitely have an agenda of "guns are dangerous" more than the criminality of someone who shouldn't have a gun was able to get was able to get it past "security" at the State Fair.Grayling813 wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 9:09 am Two years later, still no one can determine if the shooter had an LTC. Some crack investigative reporting. Seems like that would have come out during the trial.
I'm 99.9% sure he didn't.
I’ll believe it when I see it