State Rep. Briscoe Cain filed the legislation after the State Fair of Texas banned firearms on the property.

State Rep. Briscoe Cain filed the legislation after the State Fair of Texas banned firearms on the property.
State Rep. Briscoe Cain filed the “Anti-Red Flag Act” to protect Texans’ Second Amendment rights.
Grassroots organization Texas Gun Rights is backing legislation that will protect Texans’ Second Amendment rights.
A plurality also said they oppose an assault weapons ban.
Attorney General Ken Paxton says his fight to protect the Second Amendment is not over.
The latest movement on the case comes one day after the state’s new 15th Court of Appeals denied Paxton’s expedited request to block the ban.
Judge Emily Tobolowsky said there was insufficient evidence to prove the firearm ban violated state law.
Earlier this month, fair organizers announced new safety regulations, including a blanket ban on all firearms even for licensed carriers.
State law permits licensed gun owners to carry firearms in places owned or leased by governmental entities unless otherwise restricted by state law.
Judge Reed O’Connor cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn a federal ban on bump stocks as justification for the ruling.