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The RNC Will Present a Major Test for Open Carry Rights

Cleveland police may be prepared for the Republican National Convention, but the state’s permissive gun laws add a potentially dangerous layer.
Preparations at the site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.AP

No, Bikers for Trump will not be drawing 500,000 people to Cleveland next week. That would be a figure greater than the population of the city.

Though the group listed 100 to 500 thousand participants on its permit-registration form for the Republican National Convention, that number is a major overestimate according to William Daher, the Cleveland resident who submitted the application. He says he doesn’t know how many people to expect, from his own group or otherwise.