So, I’ll ask this before we even get into the story! If a group of armed white protesters turned up in Cleveland would the police be asking for the open carry law to be temporarily revoked? What do yo think?
The head of Cleveland’s largest police union has just called on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict the state’s open carry gun laws and the Second Amendment during this week’s Republican National Convention.
John Kasich, Ohio Governer, has been asked by the head of Cleveland’s largest police union to temporarily ban the open carry gun laws during this week’s Republican National Convention due to the arrival of several armed black protesters!
Source: http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/07/rnc-black-open-carry-protesters/
Counter Current News reported:
This call comes as members of various Black “Open Carry” and self-defense organizations began arriving in the city.
When various “gun rights” groups, with predominantly pro-Republican agendas and predominantly Caucasian members said they planned to show up, there was still no call from the police. Suddenly, as more and more African American armed protesters began checking in on the streets of Cleveland, the police made the call to the governor.
“We are sending a letter to Gov. Kasich requesting assistance from him. He could very easily do some kind of executive order or something – I don’t care if it’s constitutional or not at this point,” Stephen Loomis, president of Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, audaciously said.
Ohio police, like police in every other state, are sworn to uphold not only the federal and state constitutions, but also the laws of the state they work in. This was a clear call for the police to write the laws themselves, on the fly.
“They can fight about it after the RNC or they can lift it after the RNC, but I want him to absolutely outlaw open-carry in Cuyahoga County until this RNC is over,” he continued.
State law in Ohio allows legal firearm owners to carry their weapons in public. In fact, this is in the Ohio state constitution itself. There’s no getting around that, even by a proposed executive order.
More astonishingly, this shows how little even the higher ups in the Cleveland police understand the way the law actually works.
With the small exception of a so-called “secure zone” set up inside and around the Quicken Loans Arena, protesters are legally allowed to walk around the city – including within its 1.7 square mile regulated “event zone” – with any firearm that is legal in the state.
Kasich, for his part, responding to the request, saying: “Ohio governors do not have the power to arbitrarily suspend federal and state constitutional rights or state laws as suggested.”
Seriously!
Read more here.
The police can heavily monitor their activity. But open carry is the law.
Did no one read the article? The police were concerned after reports came in that guns right groups would be there and that the NBP would show up. That means two armed groups that typically have stark contrasting political views. This could lead to a shoot out in the streets due to some asshole saying the wrong thing. That is the concern, not skin color.
Additionally, the media appears to want to push the narrative that there is so called systematic racism against blacks. Many people, including a black economist from Harvard, found that you are more likely to be shot by a cop if you are white.
Lying pussy! You are the worst kind of liar. You have no conscience and you are racially motivated. Create your smoke screen. We can see through it.
Why have firearms at all if not to use them? Haven’t you heard of dangerous fun? I would love to see armed groups fighting it out in the streets.
Isn’t this the NRA’S wet dream? Who cares if these imbeciles kill each other off? Good riddance to bad rubbish.
At least it won’t be innocent children gunned down in their classrooms.
This happened LAST YEAR 2016 – why are you guys just reporting this now? You’re making every republican look stupid or frightening them into being stupid. Surprise nothing happened!
There are WAY more whites in this country than POC. All things being equal, more whites would get shot than people of color. duh! When the incidents of shootings reflect the racial/ethnic makeup of the country, THEN we might imagine that we’re approaching “equality.”
only because there are more white people than black people…
Right on Noah.
If you take an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic, then become a domestic enemy of the constitution, shouldn’t you resign?
This is dated yesterday, but this happened in 2016!!! OLD NEWS
The chief is a little pussy along with all the his officers that are crying like little bitches. Chief, the constitution was written for a reason and for people like you. Take your gun, badge, cuffs and radio away and you and your crew are normal everyday citizens who can get their ass’s kicked and honestly thats what needs to happen because to many of you hide behind the law. You are not the law, you can’t write the law, you only represent the law. REMEMBER THAT!
Ouch!!! Dang, John … you got your a** handed to ya! SO well deserved!!!
You morons. You sourced an article from last year. THE RNC WAS LAST YEAR.
I have to agree with Jarred here, it’s not the color that’s the concern but rather the possible collision of the two opposing groups while armed to the teeth.
Also, wasn’t the RNC last year? Oh yeah, look at that, the source article date is one year old (to the day) from the posting of this article. Looks like whoever was looking for news to write about forgot what year it was and brought up something from last year….whoops.
Just note, this took place last year. Curious that this is just now being reported on here. Not to distract from the issue at hand. It’s still disturbing.
This happened a year ago, and the law wasn’t suspended. Are you all so easily fooled by this obvious attempt at propaganda? What a farce. This is why nobody takes you seriously anymore outside your own social media circlejerks.
RE those statistics…where are all the stories of whites being shot & killed while unarmed, during traffic stops, in their homes, in the streets? Let’s get those stories out there!
This story is a year old, and yet the article says it “just” happened for “this week’s” convention.
amerikkka at work again!
I used to support NAACP for Years, but NO More because NAACP Supports ILLEGAL Undocumented Immigration in America. We are TRYING to get American Citizens, especially Young African Americans and some Minority Citizens Jobs and Employment. Yet, the NAACP Would Rather Give JOBS and EMPLOYMENT to “Illegal Undocumented Immigrants” rather than African Americans. HOW PATHETIC. The NAACP supports “ILLEGAL” Undocumented Immigrants so they can Go with the Democratic Party Flow, and Act like they are doing the Right Thing. HOW PATHETIC and STUPID. In Reality, the NAACP is HURTING African Americans by Supporting “ILLEGAL” Undocumented Immigration and DACA. How PATHETIC!
I want to ask the NAACP for All of my MONEY and DONATIONS Returned, because the NAACP Supports “ILLEGAL” Undocumented Immigrants. Here we are in America, with Historical Blacks brought to this country AGAINST their Will, and Now many (NOT ALL) Blacks Support DACA and ILLEGAL immigration, While many Young and Middle Aged Black Citizens are Looking for Jobs, Careers, and Employment. HOW STUPID and PATHETIC! Please Support Jamiel Shaw’s Family (Jamiel’s LAW), and ALIPAC, FAIR, and OJJPAC.
1) Black Jobseekers File Discrimination Suit Against Staffing Agency That Favored Hispanics
https://newsone.com/3609866/black-jobseekers-file-federal-discrimination-suit-against-chicago-mvp-staffing-agency/
2) Black Workers’ Suit Accuses Job Agency of Favoring Hispanic Applicants
By LIAM STACKDEC. 6, 2016
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/us/lawsuit-alleges-discrimination-against-blacks-at-national-job-agency.html?_r=0
According to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee, “There are over Four Million Unemployed Americans in the Same Age Group, as those that are DACA Recipients, That Over 950,000 of those are African Americans in the same age group, Over 870,000 Unemployed Hispanics in the same age group. Those are large Groups of people that are Unemployed that could possibly have those jobs.” (Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House Press Briefing September 5, 2017)
I find it sad that it is difficult for many to admit it, but you’re right. Well put!