Show only? Seeing as how they've found guns, knives, and tasers and stopped them from coming into the park with the assistance of the OCS deputy's, I'd be certainly glad of that "show" if I were you...
I can assure you guns, knives and tasers are in the Disney parks every day. The only reason any of these have ever been "caught" by security is the guests forgot they had them in the bag they were carrying in or were unaware of the bag checks. Anyone who WANTS to take their gun, knife, taser, alcohol, selfie stick, etc. into the park puts it in their pocket. Plain and simple Disney security bag checks are not intended to keep these things out they are for show to make people feel more secure. If the intention was to keep this stuff out they would have metal detectors.
The security check is largely a smoke and mirrors deal. I've watched people pull knives out of pouches in a stroller to open a toy they just bought at the Emporium. A gun was found on Dinosaur. It's the illusion of safety, but we're really no better off with the ordeal. The only thing I've ever seen "caught" at security first hand was a Snapple bottle.
Sure. You are completely right. Forgive me. I was wrong. My 13 years means nothing and our contract with OCS is worthless as well as the countless hours of training security has to go through to keep guest like you safe.
I have worked with people who work in WDW security, Universal Security and OCS and not just bag checkers, people who have spent years working in investigations, undercover, K-9 units etc. and they would be the first to say bag checks are for show. Unless your training included X-ray vision your not going to know if someone walks right into the park with whatever weapon they want. I'm sorry but when I visit the parks I'm not blind enough to think oh gee I'm perfectly safe because that Disney employee out front checked everyones bag. I also do not have much of an appreciation for the bag checks because no they don't make things safer, in fact the biggest thing they do is keep people from bringing in alcohol. I understand the security guards are just doing their jobs, but those security resources would be far more effective dispersed throughout the parks. Not only that but while some may take the job seriously other just don't care. Some security guards don't even look in the bags they just make a motion like they're looking through it and move onto the next one. I one time encountered a situation where literally hundreds of people through no fault of their own were bypassing the bags checks it would have taken very minimal effort to correct this, I told several of the security guards and they all responded "oh well".
As I read the first few pages of this, I feel ashamed to own one.. (though I rarely use it)
I suppose it depends on the gun? smaller guns can easily be concealed, but a rifle? big pistols and long knives that can deal real damage? they definitively wont fit that easy.
Not to fork the thread but, on a cool, rainy day, wearing baggy pants and a hoody, I could easily get a long rifle out of 3 or 4 different designs right past security. Look up CSR. Limiting factor would be amount of ammo that could be carried.
Considering the place had no trees and barely mountains to "eat" the lightning strikes during a storm... blaming the stick is kinda silly.
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