No firearms or other weapons, nor anything that could be used as a weapon, are allowed inside the arena or the secure perimeter by order of the U.S. Secret Service.
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Loomis told me his officers would be “distracted” by open carrying demonstrators from real threats.
“I don’t care if it is constitutional or not?”
However, Governor Kasich says he does not have the required constitutional power to suspend the law. “This is not an attack on the right to open carry”.
He added that the bonds between communities and police must be reset and rebuilt.
OH state law allow licensed firearm owners to wear weapons in public.
Loomis’ concerns were addressed by Gov. Kasich, and he also commented on his limitations as governor, CNN also noted.
“Law enforcement is a noble, essential calling and we all grieve that we’ve again seen attacks on officers”, Kasich spokeswoman Emmalee Kalmbach said by email. “Everyone has an important role to play in that renewal”, Kasich said according to CNN. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield is in Cleveland with a sampling of those views and a preview of the four-day gathering.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RTSIAPW-320×196.jpg2365804616KmJjniXziPU186915186914http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/expect-trump-pence-rnc/What to expect from Trump and Pence at RNCPresumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump formally introduced his running mate Saturday as Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. The convention starts on Monday.
Loomis said carrying firearms near downtown in a volatile political climate could put law enforcement in danger.
It would be one thing if the union president were merely expressing his opinion or the opinion of the union-that’s not quite “fire in a crowded theater” speech-but the union president also appeared to speak as a ranking police authority, illustrating one of the many unsafe of permitting police officers to unionize in the first place.
Now, about 45 states allow the open carry of long guns, handguns or both.
“If we believed there was a cooperative venture that could result in a positive outcome on a temporary basis it would have happened by now”, Mr. Jackson said last week.
“I should be able to hide this weapon under my clothing so no one sees it, then people…[don’t] feel threatened or upset”, Steve Thacker told AFP.
The Dallas attack is weighing on many minds as the convention opens.
He remained optimistic about how the police are prepared for the upcoming convention, where an estimated 50,000 people are expected to flood the OH city.
Convention CEO Jeff Larson said that organizers remained confident in the security measures now in place and did not expect Kasich to take any new action.
Georgia’s delegation in Cleveland, a contingent that includes about 150 activists and elected officials, was urged Sunday at a briefing to be mindful of their surroundings and not to wear their delegate badges outside of the security cordon lest they be targeted by protesters.
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“I think even here in the state of OH, you don’t get comfortable with a civilian walking down the street with a weapon out”, Williams told ABC News.
