I spoke to an event organisor and they told me it is due to the visitors being scared by the 'blasters, swords etc....' and thus effects the insurance requirements due to law suites. My take is if the few general public are scared of these replicas, props "what the hell are you doing here in the first place?!" Anime is the worst for sharp huge weapons! In a nut shell it's these morons who are effecting OUR hobbies. I think knitting needles are dangerous (joke) but I don't petition their hobbies. Fair go!
A Convention's weapon prop policy...
- Thread starter Hakaider
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OrtharRrith
Active Hunter
"Welcome to Health & Safety Con, before you come through the door we'd like to run through our safety procedures it'll only take an hour or two of your time. Don't forget to don your yellow hi-vis vests and safety hats. The member of staff by the door is checking to ensure everyone entering is proparly protected by a thick layer of cotton wool. Now we've gone out of our way to ensure all scary characters - orcs, Star Wars characters, Horror costumers and tv fitness personalities are made to look as cute and cudly as possible - we are very pleased with our main attraction Tiny Pink Darth Vader and his foam rainbow lightsaber. At 5 foot tall we hope you'll agree he's not very scary.
Attendies to this con are encouraged not to bring sharp objects - pens, pencils, sticks and the like. Anyone found to be carrying such an impliment must fit a pink rubber cap over the end or you'll be asked to leave.
We at Health & Safety Con hope you have a fun day, but not too exciting as it may exasperate any existing heart condition you may have"
fettcicle
Well-Known Hunter
I was once chased down by a police officer walking to my car outside a con because my Boba Blaster looked like a real gun. I had to put it in a plastic bag to cross the street..
OK, I don't blame them from wanting to ban "REAL" firearms from the con. I know there are people crazy enough to carry real gun with their costume instead of an air soft.... Yes, those guns that are not rendered usless, or antique firearms rendered in-opperable should not be brought to a con.
If you bring an airsoft... it shouldn't be allowed in with a gas cylinder, or charged, or full of pellets.
Any other gun or gun replica needs to be tagged or banded with a zip tie....
Any firearm needs to be bagged outside the convention center, so people unfamilar to the con don't see a malitia of people walking down the street..
I don't blame them to try to push for safety, and with the matter of checking the guns, if some dimwit handed me a "real" gun, I wouldn't even want to handel it at a con.
I've got a hyperfirm blaster for my TK, the dam thing will bounce if you throw it at the floor. If someone told me that I couldn't bring it to a con because it "looked" like a real firearm, and after inspection still told me not to bring it in, I would think they were slow!
OK, I don't blame them from wanting to ban "REAL" firearms from the con. I know there are people crazy enough to carry real gun with their costume instead of an air soft.... Yes, those guns that are not rendered usless, or antique firearms rendered in-opperable should not be brought to a con.
If you bring an airsoft... it shouldn't be allowed in with a gas cylinder, or charged, or full of pellets.
Any other gun or gun replica needs to be tagged or banded with a zip tie....
Any firearm needs to be bagged outside the convention center, so people unfamilar to the con don't see a malitia of people walking down the street..
I don't blame them to try to push for safety, and with the matter of checking the guns, if some dimwit handed me a "real" gun, I wouldn't even want to handel it at a con.
I've got a hyperfirm blaster for my TK, the dam thing will bounce if you throw it at the floor. If someone told me that I couldn't bring it to a con because it "looked" like a real firearm, and after inspection still told me not to bring it in, I would think they were slow!
Boomer Fett
Active Hunter
slave1pilot
Well-Known Hunter
Here's a pic of slavefive and me from Anime Expo '06
notice the little brightly colored zip-ties on our triggers?
Feel safer now?
No. You don't.
because it's ridiculous.
notice the little brightly colored zip-ties on our triggers?
Feel safer now?
No. You don't.
because it's ridiculous.
Aden Kyramud
Active Hunter
It's actually very funny, and perfectly legal in the United States, as it should be and should continue to be. I would state however, that my blaster is based on an AR-15, and if it were not heavily modified I would not blame them for being... cautious. Since it is heavily modified, I would be very upset if told it was inappropriate. In my opinion, if you can prove that it is not a legitimate weapon you shouldn't have any problems, especially since the police see you in a costume and generally assume the weapons are not real, if they do ask... it's very easy to show that the weapon is fake.
Kal'ika
Kal'ika
thats funny .
