For security reasons, the City of Cleveland has banned a large list of items from public spaces outside this week’s Republican convention site, including metal-tipped umbrellas, water guns, string longer than six feet, canned goods and tennis balls.

However, Ohio’s “open carry” law means most guns will still be allowed in the streets and sidewalks outside of the private event spaces.

A request from Cleveland’s police union president to temporarily suspend the open carry law was denied Sunday by Republican Gov. John Kasich, who said he does not have the authority.

Still, supporters of Donald Trump and those there to protest his nomination both told CTV News Channel that they feel safe enough to gather downtown.

Republican Steve Thacker was there Sunday afternoon sporting a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun with dozens of rounds of ammunition, to “raise awareness,” he said, for his constitutional right to carry them.

Thacker said he has “absolutely no” safety concerns, but at the same time he urged fellow Republicans to “use common sense” and leave their guns at home once the convention is officially underway.

“It would take away from what we’re trying to accomplish here,” he added, “finding our next presidential candidate.”

Mick Kelly, a member of the Coalition to Stop Trump, was in Cleveland Sunday drumming up support for a protest march that will begin at noon on Monday.

Kelly said the demonstration – one of several large protests planned – will aim to show that “most Americans,” including blue collar workers like him, “consider Donald Trump to be a bigot.”

“We’re not concerned about violence at all,” he added. “We’ve had many conversations with the city about our protest, and on July 18 we intend to march from here to the Quicken Loans Centre to take a message against the bigot Trump.”

Here’s the full list of items banned in "public access areas”" near the convention zone.