Opinion
This week, NRA-ILA submitted a brief to state Attorney General Ken Paxton as an interested party in the matter of RQ-0558-KP, the opinion request sought by State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) on the matter of the State Fair of Texas’ misguided firearm prohibition for License To Carry holders at Fair Park in Dallas.
The brief outlines a “robust statutory scheme” that the Texas Legislature has enacted, protecting law-abiding Texans’ Right to Carry firearms for self-defense across the Lone Star State.
NRA-ILA led the fight for passage of these important safeguards over the last two decades, including legislation restricting political subdivisions from posting public premises off-limits to LTC holders (SB 501, 2003), a bill imposing legal remedies and civil penalties on these entities for wrongfully excluding LTC holders from such locations (SB 273, 2015), and critical improvements to the state firearms preemption law to prevent a patchwork of conflicting local restrictions (HB 3231, 2019).
Attorney General Paxton and state lawmakers have repeatedly referenced these laws in their actions and communications with the City of Dallas (which owns Fair Park but leases it out to the State Fair of Texas for three weeks in the fall during the fair), since announcement of the ban earlier this month.
The clock is ticking on the City of Dallas to take corrective action and direct the State Fair of Texas to rescind the ban. Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to the city on August 13, notifying them that unless the wrongful exclusion of LTC holders is corrected within 15 days, he will file suit to seek injunctive relief and civil penalties under Texas Government Code Section 411.209.  We thank General Paxton for his swift and decisive action, and Sen. Middleton & Rep. Burrows for seeking key clarifications from his office on the application of the aforementioned statutes to these types of restrictions on the lawful carrying of firearms on public property.Â
2024 Texas State Fair Board Brief
About NRA-ILA:
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess, and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org
I’m a Benefactor member of the FORMERLY great NRA & they will never get another penny from me until the organization is COMPLETELY reorganized. Shyte canning Wayne LePew was too little, too late for me. Reorganization to me means disposing of the entire board of directors, the corporate lawyers, vendors, PR firm(s), EVERYTHING. The new board should consist of no more than 7 members and all the new “pigs at the corporate trough” should have performance reviews done yearly and any contract with them should have a term of no more than 1 year at a time. Anything less than… Read more »
Don’t forget the new EVP Hamlin is NOT reforming anything.
The Executive Director of Whittington recently shot his own finger off.
There’s a new resolution for the up coming board meeting to make the Audit Committee a Committee of the Board. Which would give it the same power and secrecy as the Special Litigation Committee.
No donations until there’s real reform.
Fire Brewer. Fire all corrupt and incompetent officers. Bring NRA, NRA Foundation and NRA Whittington Center into full legal compliance.
End all financial abuse.
Then we can consider donations.
NRA spies are down voting me. Kiss my ass Brewer!
Article claims to be from 8/29 – yet references 8/13 letter from Paxton giving 15 days to rectify situation. If article was updated – why is there nothing about whether they are fighting back, paying the fines, or complying with the law?
Unless it’s an Ammoland posting error, my only other guess is the NRA is behind the times. They’re broke after all. With an inept EVP, and 75 of the 76 Board Members are rotten. Plus this is an ILA article, the lobbying portion of the NRA, which has been severely raped and pillaged by regular NRA just to keep their lights on as the Brewer Law Firm’s raped NRA. NRA-ILA lobbying isn’t a fraction of what it was, in fact it’s not a drop in the bucket. The next time Jeff Knox posts an article here, which I heard will… Read more »
I am not sure about Texas but I know in Montana that most fairgrounds are public property and its unconstutional to ban firearms on public property as far as I know . Only private property owners can make rules on thier property but public property is exempt from private property rules .
As it should be including no place is banned at all.
No donations to the NRA until there is real reform. First fire the Brewer Law Firm. Then fire all corrupt officers, including inept ones such as David Kelner NRAWC Executive Director who SHOT HIS OWN FINGER OFF! Then bring NRA, NRA Foundation and NRAWC(Whittington Center) into full legal compliance. Also, EVP Hamlin must answer whether or not the NRA Foundation has complied with the terms of its settlement with Washington DC. Allegations of financial abuse, specifically potential conflicts of interest at NRAWC MUST be investigated FULLY. Whistle blowers must have full protection from retaliation. Also, the Audit Committee, must not… Read more »
Hi NRA! Care to comment on Mr. Kelner, Executive Director of NRAWC’s A.D. which resulted in injury to himself?
Now hear this,
If the allegation is substantiated that it was Brewer or one of Brewer’s cronies that Brewer threatened WordPress with litigation our strategy will be the following.
Given the Vullo involved violating the First Amendment with coercion then we will get in touch with our contacts at The Trace, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Washington Times to see if one of them is interested in addressing this story!
I have good news. There’s new blood running for NRA BoD. But they need petitions signed. Each candidate needs 650 signatures per the by laws to appear on the ballot.
Below is a link, if Ammoland will allow me, with their names, bios, and info on how to sign a petition.
I’ve been assured by reputable sources these men are the real deal, and WILL FIGHT!
This is membership’s chance to give ’em hell!
https://taitnra.substack.com/p/the-nra-reformers-need-your-help?publication_id=321420&post_id=148367593&isFreemail=true&r=4cg4zh&triedRedirect=true