allas Shooting and Open-Carry Laws Loom Over Cleveland Convention Plans
The violence in Dallas last week is intensifying worries in Cleveland about visitors and protesters taking firearms downtown during the Republican National Convention, where thousands of people plan to demonstrate.
Ohio’s open-carry laws mean that those who legally own guns can take them into the 1.7-square-mile area where many of the events and protests connected to the Republican convention will be held next week. Beginning Sunday, protesters are expected to flood into the city, with causes ranging from white supremacy to
Palestinian rights.
“Obviously, everybody is on edge after Dallas,” Brian Kazy, a member of the Cleveland City Council and its Safety Committee, said in an interview Sunday evening.
Mr. Kazy said he had never been concerned about Ohio’s open-carry laws. But then
Micah Johnson, an African-American sniper said to be determined to murder white police officers, went on a rampage in Texas, which also has
open-carry laws.
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