Judge rejects bid for concealed guns at NC fair
Source: Associated Press
Judge rejects bid for concealed guns at NC fair
By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press | October 13, 2014 | Updated: October 13, 2014 5:03pm
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge rejected an effort on Monday to force the North Carolina State Fair to allow concealed-carry permit holders to bring handguns, saying it would be "unwise and imprudent" to let weapons into the event.
Wake County Judge Donald Stephens declined to grant a preliminary injunction to the group challenging the longstanding ban on guns at the fair, which starts this week. Grass Roots North Carolina argued that a recent change in state law made the fair's ban illegal.
A small number of states allow concealed handguns at their fairs, including Florida and Texas.
"I do have a great respect for the constitutional right for citizens to possess and bear arms, but I do believe that it would be unwise and imprudent for firearms to be carried into the State Fair. And if there's some way that I can interpret these statutes to prohibit that, I will," said Stephens, adding that he retired from the U.S. Marines as a captain who had fired "every weapon in the arsenal."
In denying the injunction, he said he didn't think the lawsuit would prevail if it went to trial. He also said that while the laws cited by the group were "a quagmire," he believes Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has the authority to keep handguns out.
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Because it's "their" right. 
And who knows, a carnival barker might scare or humiliate them.
