Story highlights Attendees of the Republican National Convention won't be able to bring guns inside the arena

That despite Ohio's open-carry law

Washington (CNN) The Secret Service says guns won't be allowed into the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland this summer for the Republican National Convention, despite a petition pushing for it.

The agency said Monday it won't allow any firearms past a perimeter and into the convention hall, despite the urging of pro-gun activists who called for Ohio's open-carry laws to extend into the arena.

"Individuals determined to be carrying firearms will not be allowed past a predetermined outer perimeter checkpoint, regardless of whether they possess a ticket to the event," a Secret Service spokesman said in a statement.

The agency cited federal law authorizing them to prevent firearms from entering sites that protectees are visiting.

"Only authorized law enforcement personnel working in conjunction with the Secret Service for a particular event may carry a firearm inside of the protected site," the Secret Service said.

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