Tennis balls and water guns banned from GOP convention, but real guns are OK
Is that a toy gun sir?"
"No, it's a real one."
"OK, on your way."
So might a conversation go at the Republican convention in Cleveland next week, thanks to a set of rules specifying what is and isn't allowed into a defined "event zone" surrounding the event.
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Water pistols, BB guns, pellet guns and paintball guns are on a list of numerous items banned from the area outside the Quicken Loans Arena, along with an arsenal of other hardware including swords, sabers, hatchets, axes, nunchucks, maces, hammers, crowbars and pepper spray.
Also banned: light bulbs, canned goods and tennis balls. And containers of bodily fluid.
Guns? They're permitted, because Ohio is an open-carry state and officials can't stop licensed owners from taking their weapons with them. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson clarified the position at a press conference Wednesday.
"Our intent is to follow the law. And if the law says you can have open carry, that's what it says. Whether I agree with it or not is another issue," he said.
Moe
Toy guns banned outside Republican convention. Real guns allowed.
Is that a toy gun sir?"
"No, it's a real one."
"OK, on your way."
So might a conversation go at the Republican convention in Cleveland next week, thanks to a set of rules specifying what is and isn't allowed into a defined "event zone" surrounding the event.
SEE ALSO: Trump taps Tim Tebow to speak at Republican convention
Water pistols, BB guns, pellet guns and paintball guns are on a list of numerous items banned from the area outside the Quicken Loans Arena, along with an arsenal of other hardware including swords, sabers, hatchets, axes, nunchucks, maces, hammers, crowbars and pepper spray.
Also banned: light bulbs, canned goods and tennis balls. And containers of bodily fluid.
Guns? They're permitted, because Ohio is an open-carry state and officials can't stop licensed owners from taking their weapons with them. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson clarified the position at a press conference Wednesday.
"Our intent is to follow the law. And if the law says you can have open carry, that's what it says. Whether I agree with it or not is another issue," he said.
Moe
Toy guns banned outside Republican convention. Real guns allowed.
