The Republican convention starts today, and Cleveland police are unhappy about Ohio’s open-carry law:
In light of the shooting and death of three police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday, the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association asked for an emergency suspension of the state’s open-carry law for the duration of the Republican National Convention.
“We are sending a letter to Gov. [John] Kasich requesting assistance from him,” union president Stephen Loomis told CNN. “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.” Kasich denied the union’s request.
Unfortunately, everyone else does have to worry if it’s constitutional. Perhaps Loomis should suggest that the Ohio legislature simply end the state’s open-carry law entirely. If it’s a bad idea when the Republican convention is in town, perhaps it’s a bad idea a lot of other times too?
