Va. Farm Bureau goes in 50/50 on State Fair, lets contact them about the gun ban

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation is getting into the fair business, announcing Friday it will be a 50-50 partner with a company that purchased the 331 acres in Caroline County that is home to the State Fair of Virginia.

The farm lobby will partner with Universal Fairs LLC of Cordova, Tenn., to operate the agricultural side of the fair. Universal purchased the rolling green acres that were once the home of Triple Crown winner Secretariat at auction in May for $5.67 million from the debt-ridden former operator of the 150-year-old fair.

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Congratulations on your investment in the State Fair of Virginia. I hope you will consider eliminating the previous owner's rule of banning lawfully carried self defense firearms. Such bans only serve to leave law abiding Virginians defenseless, while doing nothing to dissuade the lawless. Perhaps one day soon I and many other Virginians who take our safely seriously will once again feel welcome at the fair. Thank you.

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paramedic70002 said:

Here's their Contact Info page:
http://vafarmbureau.org/AboutFarmBureau/ContactUs.aspx

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Agent19 said:

Congratulations on your investment in the State Fair of Virginia. I hope you will consider eliminating the previous owner's rule of banning lawfully carried self defense firearms.
Such bans only serve to leave law abiding Virginians defenseless, while doing nothing to dissuade the lawless.

Criminals don't care about code of conduct/rules as they will not abide by them anyway that's why they are criminals.

A simple fix would be to state unruly behavior and/or illegal activity isn't allowed on property, violators will be trespassed.

As a parent of four young children (12y-3mo.) a safe area is important. However, the previous owners rule regarding lawfully carried firearms did nothing to improve safety, it was nothing more than a feel good/safe measure.

I would appreciate knowing if the previous rule will stand or be done away with, so I and many other Virginians can decide if we'll be attending the Fair this year.


Thanks,
Marco


Ps.
We avoid the local Fair/s because of similar rules.


I'll post if I get a response.

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Sheriff said:

Has anybody seen the web sites devoted to the "People of Walmart"?

This is some of the same people who go to state fairs.

Are we sure we want them carrying firearms? Food for thought.

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