▁hosted ▁at ▁Qu icken ▁Lo ans ▁Arena ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ; ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁continued ▁debate ▁on ▁whether ▁there ▁should ▁be ▁limitations ▁to ▁the ▁open ▁carry ▁policies ▁during ▁crow ded ▁events ▁in ▁cities . ▁Ohio ▁Governor ▁John ▁Kas ich ▁rejected ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Police ▁Union ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁open ▁carrying ▁of ▁fire ar ms ▁around ▁the ▁convention . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁open ▁carry ▁rights ▁in ▁cities ▁had ▁been ▁shut ▁down ; ▁previously ▁it ▁was ▁by ▁Governor ▁Bob ▁T aft ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁Ohio ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁passed ▁Sub st itute ▁House ▁Bill ▁ 1 4 2 , ▁giving ▁gun ▁own ers ▁gu idel ines ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁manage ▁traffic ▁stops ▁with ▁their ▁fire arm ▁in ▁the ▁vehicle . ▁The ▁law ▁states ▁that ▁a ▁hand gun ▁license ▁only ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁once ▁their ▁driver ' s ▁license ▁is ▁requested . ▁The ▁bill ▁also ▁low ers ▁the ▁penalty ▁to ▁a ▁minor ▁mis de mean or ▁with ▁a ▁fine ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁go ▁over ▁$ 2 5 . ▁The ▁bill ▁gained ▁immediate ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁N RA , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁step ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁pro - gun ▁population ▁of ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁medical ▁mar iju ana ▁became ▁permitted ▁in ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁there ▁arose ▁re per cuss ions ▁for ▁people