Quote: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:

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These photos were taken 40 feet away from each other#RNCinCLE
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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.

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NEW: Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association drafting asking OH Gov. John Kasich to suspend open carry in Cleveland during RNC Convention.
1:46 PM - 17 Jul 2016

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“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.

(07-17-2016, 05:39 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I thought gun free zones made people less safe.

(07-17-2016, 05:44 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Do you think all the cops and secret service there won't have guns?

(07-17-2016, 05:53 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Do you think cops can't carry in other gun free zones?

I get what you're saying, I just enjoy the irony.

(07-17-2016, 05:39 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I thought gun free zones made people less safe.

(07-17-2016, 06:05 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Cops generally aren't stationed or even patrolling gun free zones...that's what makes them, you know, a "gun free" zone.

(07-17-2016, 06:16 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: So, schools with resource officers and college campuses with either their own police force or armed security don't count? I mean, those and government buildings like courthouses, which also have armed officers, are the most common gun free zones. Our hospital is a gun free zone with armed security personnel.

The more I think about the more I realize that other than private businesses and churches, every gun free zone I can think of has armed security personnel or police regularly there, if not a substation even.

(07-17-2016, 06:39 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Good points, indeed.  However, we're not talking about school and college campi, or even hospitals.  We're talking about a specific event, that may require special circumstances to protect the safety of all involved.  Heck, I'm sure the DNC is already taking these things into consideration for their event in Philly.

(07-17-2016, 06:57 PM)bfine32 Wrote: It is kind of like when you're deployed. When you enter a secure location you clear your weapon. When you are outside a secure area you lock and load. 

BTW did you type campi for the plural of campus?

(07-17-2016, 07:21 PM)CharvelPlaya Wrote: I was going to ask the same thing. That is how I read it. If it isn't a word, I am still gonna use it in the future. Lol

(07-17-2016, 07:21 PM)CharvelPlaya Wrote: I was going to ask the same thing. That is how I read it. If it isn't a word, I am still gonna use it in the future. Lol

(07-17-2016, 07:51 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I'd look the word up on Urban Dictionary, first.

(07-17-2016, 04:01 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Dudes who open carry AR15s should be arrested for being douchebags.  What exactly are you trying to prove?