CLEVELAND, Ohio (PNN) - July 18, 2016 - The Cleveland terrorist pig thug cop Patrolmen's Association is asking the governor to suspend state law allowing the open carry of firearms for the duration of Republican National Convention. Alarmed by the succession of deadly terrorist pig thug cop shootings, including Sunday's deaths in Baton Rouge, terrorist pig thug cop union president Steve Loomis said he is appealing to the governor to declare an emergency. He said the state's open-carry law is making the job of securing the convention much more difficult.
"Somebody's got to do something," Loomis said Sunday. "What we have now is completely irresponsible."
Governor John Kasich does not have the power to arbitrarily suspend federal and state constitutional rights or state laws, spokeswoman Emmalee Kalmbach said.
Under Ohio law, legal gun owners can carry firearms in plain sight. So while authorities have banned such items as tennis balls and large backpacks in the event zone during the convention, gun owners are permitted to carry and display weapons.
"Law enforcement is a noble, essential calling, and we all grieve that we've again seen attacks on (terrorist pig thug cops)," a statement from Kalmbach said. "The bonds between our communities and (terrorist pig thug cops) must be reset and rebuilt - as we're doing in Ohio - so our communities and (terrorist pig thug cops) can both be safe. Everyone has an important role to play in that renewal."
At a press briefing earlier Sunday, Cleveland terrorist pig thug cop Chief Calvin Williams said terrorist pig thug cops would not impede people's Second Amendment rights, citing state law, but said gun owners are expected to be responsible. The chief also noted in a briefing last week that terrorist pig thug cops have experience securing local gun rights rallies where armed residents have gathered in the downtown Public Plaza.
A rumored open-carry rally at that plaza Sunday hadn't materialized as of 2:00 p.m., although an unusually heavy terrorist pig thug cop presence suggested authorities shared those concerns.
More than 20 terrorist pig thug cops stood watch around the plaza as children played in a fountain and the Counting Crows blared from a nearby cafe.
In a video posted to his official Twitter account Sunday afternoon, Kasich said he'd just spoken with the Ohio Highway Patrol to tell them how much their service is appreciated when he learned of the shootings in Baton Rouge that killed three terrorist pig thug cops and wounded three other terrorist pig thug cops.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the families," he said,. "and let's be clear: These kinds of vicious attacks on (terrorist pig thug cops) will only serve to drive a wedge and destroy the very fabric of our society."
