Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Exactly, though I think in this case Disney is likewise showing incredibly poor judgement in not using him to set an example. Ban him forever from any Disney park or cruise ship or resort." Maybe the decision maker at WDP&R is a gun sympathizer or NRA member. You never know.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Maybe the decision maker at WDP&R is a gun sympathizer or NRA member. You never know.<< Could be.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Read about this story on msn.com, look at the strange caption they wrote under a picture they showed of Animal Kingdom. "In this April 22, 1998, file photo, a river boat leaves the dock at Safari Village in Disney's Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Since Disney's newest theme park opened, attendance at the other Disney parks appears to be falling. A Walt Disney World patron on a ride with her grandson found a loaded gun on her seat on the Dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom, officials said Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove, File)"
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Wither that's two captions accidentally melded together, or Universal (who owns MSNBC) truly uses every opportunity to poke at the competition.
Originally Posted By Megara I am surprised that Disney does not make everyone pass through a metal detector. I am wondering what the "security" people are looking for when they ask to look in my bag. If I were to bring something "bad" into the parks, I certainly wouldn't put it there.
Originally Posted By gardenrooms I'm really curious, mrkthompsn, why your father brought his gun into the parks.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn He brought it everywhere. Back then, he wasn't the only one. Men use to wear their guns to church
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Why did MN have to be so darned cold and snowy? It was a wonderfully civilized state!
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones People are armed with guns and knives for protection. I went to Disneyland with a friend once and he carried a blade simply because he always carries a blade. He lives in a rough neighborhood and it's only natural for him to carry it. The man in this case doesn't need a gun for protection in Disney World, but he probably needs it in Orlando.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>The man in this case doesn't need a gun for protection in Disney World, but he probably needs it in Orlando.<< If he's as careless with it in Orlando as he is in Disney World, he'll probably be shot with his own gun.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Yeah -- Orlando is a real hot bed for violent crime. These people who carry weapons have a thousand reasons why they need one. My favorite one I recently heard? To protect people like me! The gun toters think of themselves as 'sheepdogs' while I am a 'sheep' -- in need of his protection. That's a baaaaaaaa-d deal.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I'm sure this guy thinks of himself as being ready to spring into action, protecting himself and his family and even unarmed people like me against some gang of ruthless villains out of a Die Hard movie in a moment's notice. He probably hums his own action theme music in the shower and practices awesome catch phrases in the mirror. And then he loses his gun on a ride with pretend dinosaurs because the ride is bumpy.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones I'm not defending the act of forgetting your gun on a stupid ride, but I am not afraid of people legally concealing and carrying a firearm. What I would be afraid of is the daily gun violence that occurs in so-called gun free zones in this country's metropolitan areas.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I am not afraid of people legally concealing and carrying a firearm<< I'm afraid of careless people with guns. This guy is careless. It confounds me that he would be allowed to retain a carry permit after being so careless in a theme park, of all places. There are plenty of responsible people who are not careless with their weapons. This guy is not one of those people. He clearly lacks judgement and ability. It further confounds me that Disney is a limp noodle about this. Ban him for good. Does it only matter IF someone gets killed by such careless disregard?
