Police say they shot killed #PaulGaston, 37, after he “failed to comply” with their commands, and the police saw an airsoft BB-gun that the man had on his person. #Ohio is an “#OpenCarry” state. That means that the Ohio Revised Code and the #OhioState Constitution recognizes the right to carry a firearm – even without a license – if that firearm is clearly observable. #Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said that the officers fired nine shots at Gaston because they believed his BB-gun was real. This was much the same justification that #Beavercreek, Ohio police gave for shooting #JohnCrawford in a Walmart pet food aisle, and the justification the #Cleveland police gave for shooting 12-year-old #TamirRice. Police say that officers opened fire after Gaston refused to lie flat on the ground and raised up. Isaac described the pistol as “a very realistic-looking firearm,” but that completely misses the point that even if it was real, people in Ohio are legally allowed to carry real firearms.