Cleveland Police Ask For Emergency Suspension Of Open Carry Laws During Republican Convention

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/17/3799163/cleveland-police-ask-emergency-suspension-open-carry-laws-republican-convention/

Cleveland Police Ask For Emergency Suspension Of Open Carry Laws During Republican Convention

by Judd Legum Jul 17, 2016 2:14 pm


Ohio is an “open carry” state which allows gun owners to carry them in plain sight. People have been exercising this right around the site of the Republican convention:


Strangely, in the area around the convention, “tennis balls, metal-tipped umbrellas or canned goods” are prohibited. But AR-15s or other firearms are not.

But now, the Cleveland Police Union has made an emergency request to suspend open carry for the duration of the Republican convention.

“We are sending a letter to Gov. Kasich requesting assistance from him. He could very easily do some kind of executive order or something — I don’t care if it’s constitutional or not at this point,” Cleveland Police Union president Stephen Loomis told CNN.

The request may be related to the violence in Baton Rogue, where three police officers were killed today. (Loomis also blamed Obama for those shootings, saying he had “blood on his hands.”)

The request will put Governor Kasich in an awkward position. In general Republicans argue that open-carry laws are an important party of the right to bear arms and improve public safety. The research does not support this argument.

[glennward]

1. WHAT!! Emergency suspension of 2nd Amendment rights?? Government overreach...right?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Every single cop I know or have known has been a loud mouth pro gun pro 2nd amendment dbag.

So there's that.

[dhol82]

3. Trust that Kasich will look at the request

and just have a big smirk on his face when he says no.

Karma.

[PearliePoo2]

4. Oh that's RICH! So the idiots that claim Democrats want to take their guns...

are now asking their State Governor to restrict their guns?? Unbelievable. Oh and Loomis, about your claim Obama has blood on his hands, you're some special kind of stupid. fuck you

[Eugene]

5. Reuters banner: Ohio governors do not have the power to arbitrarily suspend constitutional rights...

Banner at www.reuters.com, no link yet:

Ohio governors do not have the power to arbitrarily suspend constitutional rights as suggested by police union: Gov. Kasich