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The president of the Cleveland Police Union will reportedly ask Governor Kasich (R-OH) to ban all open carry of weapons during the Republican convention.

Cleveland Police union asking OH governor for temporary end to legal open carry of weapons w Republican Convention here — Ed Gallek (@edgallekfox8) July 17, 2016

Fox8 reported, “Police Union President Steve Loomis says he will ask Ohio’s governor to ban all open carrying of weapons in Cuyahoga County for this week.”

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Loomis told Fox8 that lawyers were working on the request now.

Donald Trump already banned guns inside of the convention, an act that has prompted cries of outrage and hypocrisy given that the Republican Party’s subservience to the NRA is the reason we currently sell guns legally to suspected terrorists.

PoliticusUSA’s Jason Easley asked, “Republicans argue that mass shootings and acts of terror can be prevented if more people have guns, but if this true why has Trump made the Republican convention less safe by banning guns?”

Now police also want to ban open carry. They want to do that for a reason. Guns kill people. After the shootings in Baton Rouge during which three officers were tragically killed, officers are even more worried. Law enforcement shouldn’t have to fear that citizens will be carrying weapons of war.

Louisiana has very lax gun laws, and as such is a sort of trial run for the America Republicans envision.

Louisiana allows people over 17 to legally open carry guns and prohibits local governments from regulating firearms. — igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) July 17, 2016

Things will be heated at the convention, given Donald Trump’s divisive language of hate. Add this to the mix and open carry doesn’t seem like such a hot idea — “federal judge authorized a new plan allowing protesters at next month’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland to demonstrate in an area that will be readily visible to convention goers.”

Let’s face it, the Republican narrative that guns protect people is being debunked by actions on a tragic daily basis. The average citizen isn’t trained well enough to handle a gun in public (not referring to hunting, etc). There is no need for it; this is what law enforcement is for.