here is a interesting question for everyone.

[Bob Denman]

Thanks for the info! :clap:
Everybody should just tuck everything in, and keep 'em guessing! :thumbup:

 

[2Paw]

But it's not just the presence of the guns. You also have a very emotionally-charged large group of people. nojoke I fear that somebody will do something stupid, and set it all in motion... :shocked:

Rest assured that someone will do something stupid! Hopefully it will not involve guns. I believe it was George Carlin that said "Think about how stupid the average person is, 50 percent are even stupider.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: He DID say it! :clap:

 

[cuznjohn]

like one of the posters said b4, i don't see having a open carry. here in new york city, we have to carry our guns, unloaded in a locked box, to and from a range. many, many, many years ago, when i first got my license, i would shoot in long beach new york with my uncle. someone had said to me to check into the local police and let them know i was in the town with a gun. so one day i stopped in and let them know. the desk officer said thanks for letting us know, and he wanted to know what gun i was carrying to protect the gun in the case. i told him i didn't have another gun, and he said, please don't come into our town with a unprotected gun in a box. so baiscly it is the same with a open carry, it only takes a split second for someone to knock you out or hold you up because they saw a gun that they could steal.

 

[Snowbelt Spyder]

I don't know if they allow concealed-carry in Ohio. Could somebody please help us out on this?

Ohio not only allows concealed carry, but also honors licenses from ALL other states. 37 states, including Ohio, allow open carry of long guns without restrictions of permits/licenses required. So, the whole thing is just a red herring so the media can focus on the thing instead of focusing on law abiding behavior.....or lack thereof. So, suspending open carry does nothing to prevent the presence of firearms.

 

[ARtraveler]

Another difficult to solve situation. My solution: I am going to stay far far away from Cleveland. :thumbup:

 

[BajaRon]

There are just too many built in issues with Open Carry. I think it works well for the Anti-Gun advocates because it just doesn't make common sense.

 

[Dan McNally]

Declaring martial law is a suspension of Constitutional Rights. To do so because something "might" happen opens the door to a loss of all rights, because something "might happen" any time.

Unless there is an actual emergency, there is no legal way for the Governor of Ohio to pick and choose which laws he will do away with - nor should there be. Dictators rise where governments have the ability to take away rights with the stroke of a pen.


Be careful what you wish for.

 

[mowin]

I've eaten enough popcorn. opcorn:
Looks like open carry worked well for the first night of the " non political" RNC. Let's hope the trend continues.

 

[Gray Ghost]

If a party's platform supports open carry laws, then they really should have nothing to fear...

This wasn't started by the Republicans. It was some folks in Ohio wanting their Governor to exceed his powers.

Open carry should not exist. Look at the problems it caused in Texas...

I live in Texas and don't recall any problems it caused here. There were those that said blood would run in the streets if it passed. We have had floods since then but they were all water.

I personally approve of citizens being allowed to exercise their constitutional rights as they please. After all, the government can't tell you to keep your opinions to yourself - sort of a concealed carry for the First Amendment. A lot of states with only concealed carry were very strict on people being able to tell you were carrying because of "printing" and just the sight of a weapon peeking out when someone reached for something on a high shelf and the shirt rode up could be a felony. In open carry states, even if the individual wants to carry concealed they don't have to worry about a wardrobe malfunction with a weapon getting them busted.

 

[BajaRon]

I've eaten enough popcorn. opcorn:
Looks like open carry worked well for the first night of the " non political" RNC. Let's hope the trend continues.

It was my understanding that the police department made the request.

 

[jerpinoy]

Houston ..............................we have problem. Peace to all.

 

[stillriding]

It was my understanding that the police department made the request.

​The request was made by the President of the police union.