A petition has set it sights shooting down a ban on firearms at July's Republican convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. It calls the ban a "direct affront to the Second Amendment" that puts "all attendees at risk."

The online petition's author, using the identity "N A," claims the Islamic State could launch a terrorist attack on the area during the convention.

"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," N A wrote.