In my earlier days when I was active in my union, when venues were chosen for major state and national conventions, only those that were in agreement with the policies and practices of the organization would have been considered.

If a city did not have inclusive nondiscrimination policies, their convention center was off the list.

When my Union had a convention in Las Vegas, although it was offering a good deal by one hotel/casino, it was rejected because it had been built without Union labor, and it did not allow its employees to organize.

In two other instances, one venue was rejected because its “boxed lunches” came in styrofoam containers which violated the organization’s stand on recycling, and another because they routinely used table grapes during the time of the United Farm Workers’ grape boycott.

Yes it was inconvenient, and to some might have seemed somewhat petty, but as a principled group the Union chose to stand by its principles.

Since large conventions are not scheduled at the last minute, there is sufficient time to investigate possible venues and make decisions accordingly.

So it struck me as odd that the Republican National Committee decided to have its 2016 national convention at a venue that does not allow guns on its premises.

The organization that defends the Second Amendment, sometimes to the point of absurdity, decided to collude in the taking away of the Second Amendment rights of its delegates to the convention.

Certainly they are not afraid that some bad guy with a gun would cause trouble or that there would not be a good guy with one to bring things to a swift end.

When the NRA had its last Hadj, they held it at a venue that allowed  concealed carry. Secondary venues in the same city may have had policies against firearms, but these venues were optional as opposed the main event where guns were permitted.

Considering how close the RNC is to the NRA, they certainly could have consulted with them on a venue, or even held it at the same one the NRA had.

Dallas had been in the running, and going to various information sites it would appear that while individual organizations who rent the convention center can attempt to prohibit guns on the premises, a blanket ban does not exist.

As a result of the RNC’s choosing  a no-guns venue, nearly 20,000 people have signed a petition to allow the open carry of firearms at the convention.

Americans For Responsible Open Carry started the petition on Change.org with a goal of 5,000 signatures, and had reached that goal in just 2 days.

The Secret Service, the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, state, and federal officials are handling the security at the event, and as it had done four year ago, the Secret service banned guns this year at this convention as well.

“They are coordinating and will be continuously refining security plans leading up to the national convention,” Republican National Convention spokesperson Alee has said.

It seems a clear case of government overreach and the curtailing of Second American Rights.
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The RNC should be furiously protesting this.

But it’s not.

The petition makes a number of demand.

Americans For Responsible Open Carry wants the arena to suspend its open-carry ban during the convention with the NRA condemning Ohio’s law banning guns in some public places.

As the petition states, “Policies of the Quicken Loans Arena do not supersede the rights given to us by our Creator in the U.S. Constitution.”

The Creator, by the way, is not mentioned in the Constitution, but rather in the Declaration of Independence. He’s nowhere in the Constitution in any form or position.

The group wants Ohio’s Governor  John Kasich to use his executive power to override the so-called gun-free zone loophole in Ohio’s law, an odd requirement from those so opposed to executive orders.

They demand that RNC Chairman, Reince Preibus, explain how “a venue so unfriendly to Second Amendment rights was chosen for the Republican Convention and have a backup plan to move the site if the group’s demands aren’t met.”

And they want the candidates to pressure the GOP to protect the Second Amendment.

Guns are not permitted by the Quicken Loans Arena’s policy which forbids guns and weapons of any kind from “heavily attended” events even though Ohio is an open-carry state that makes exceptions for the Statehouse, as well as businesses and property owners who do not want them on their premises. This last is why the arena is following the state’s concealed carry law by exercising the right for private businesses to ban firearms.

Because Cleveland is one of the most dangerous cities in the world, Americans For Responsible Open Carry objects to forcing attendees to leave their weapons at home putting them at risk.

“Without the right to protect themselves, those at the Quicken Loans Arena will be sitting ducks, utterly helpless against evil-doers, criminals or others who wish to threaten the American way of life.”

If a bad delegate sneaks in a gun to “Second Amendment” the convention if things don’t go as expected, there won’t be any good delegates with guns to bring things to a swift and safe conclusion.

And, considering how crowded and noisy such large conventions are, how will the good guys who should have guns be able to stop the mayhem if someone who sneaked a gun in mistakes a popping balloon for gunfire.

Of course, residents of Cleveland must feel safe knowing that there will be thousands of people coming to their city who seem a little too quick to shoot at any “evil-doers, criminals or others who wish to threaten the American way of life” based solely on an impression or assumption.

There is also the possibility that to exercise their Second Amendment rights, there will be those who challenge the Ohio law by just walking in fully armed like they were walking into a restaurant or school yard.

Whether or not the petition is honored by those to whom it is addressed, you can be sure guns will be in the convention center, and some angry people will be carrying them.