--- title: RNC: Cleveland Police Union Seeks Ban on Open Carry description: The leader of the police union in Cleveland plans to ask Ohio’s governor to temporarily ban all open carrying of weapons during the RNC canonical: https://time.com/4409725/cleveland-police-union-rnc-open-carry-2/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-17T18:14:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:41:44.199Z article:section: Politics og:title: Cleveland Police Union Seeks Ban on Open Carrying of Weapons During RNC og:description: Thousands of protesters are expected to demonstrate outside the GOP convention og:url: https://time.com/4409725/cleveland-police-union-rnc-open-carry-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00949878601a6b88/69889c39f887dc76bfe96a5e/open-carry-republican-convention-security.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Cleveland Prepares For Upcoming Republican National Convention og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cleveland Police Union Seeks Ban on Open Carrying of Weapons During RNC twitter:description: Thousands of protesters are expected to demonstrate outside the GOP convention twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00949878601a6b88/69889c39f887dc76bfe96a5e/open-carry-republican-convention-security.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Cleveland Police Union Seeks Ban on Open Carrying of Weapons During RNC > Sponsored content. 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The leader of the police union in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday said he plans to ask Ohio’s governor to temporarily ban all open carrying of weapons this week during the Republican National Convention._  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jul 17, 2016 6:14 PM UTC  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jul 17, 2016 6:14 PM UTC The leader of the police union in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday said he [plans to ask Ohio’s governor to temporarily ban](http://fox8.com/2016/07/17/cleveland-police-union-president-to-ask-kasich-to-ban-open-carry-of-weapons/) all open carrying of weapons this week during the Republican National Convention. The request from Cleveland Police Union President Steve Loomis follows the [fatal shooting in Baton Rouge](http://time.com/4409654/baton-rouge-police-shooting/?xid=homepage), La., which left at least three police officers dead and three others wounded. Tens of thousands of [protesters](http://time.com/4393719/republican-national-convention-protests/?iid=sr-link4) are expected to demonstrate outside the GOP convention, which will last from July 18-21. Loomis warned of danger to law enforcement officers and said he’s also demanding that officers work in groups of threes instead of working solo shifts at intersections as part of the RNC security, according to Fox 8 Cleveland. \[[_Fox_](http://fox8.com/2016/07/17/cleveland-police-union-president-to-ask-kasich-to-ban-open-carry-of-weapons/)\] ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] So far we've not really had any problems to speak of. We've had a few protest activities, a few marches and we've handled those in a normal way. 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