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Gun Activist Says Wizard World Will "Regret Banning Fake Guns"

Brandon Morse, who writes on many topics for the Red State website, including repeatedly writing on the stringent defence of the Second Amendment, has written about Wizard World's Chicago in-again-out-again decision to eject the arms dealer DS Arms from the show last weekend.

He writes,

As a lover of all things nerdy, I can't express how disappointed I am about your decision to cave to the social justice hysterics that has infected our escapism lately. Not just because I feel like this political activism has gained one more foothold in a place it doesn't belong, but because you have opened a can of worms you will have a very hard time closing.

He makes the case that,

I can attest that my friends and I, the majority of which enjoy sci-fi movies, video games, and comics, are also gun owners and enthusiasts. By banning this booth you've sent the message that guns are not okay, nor is education about and safety with them. You would rather ban learning in favor of fearmongering and misinformation.

Furthermore, the Wizard World weapons policy clearly states it allows convention-goers to carry replica weapons, so long as they're non-firing. Is this not what Selvaggio was selling? These were nothing more than toy guns no different from the ones carried by cosplayers roaming your convention floor, are they not? Banning Selvaggio's booth for selling pieces you'll see everywhere is like telling one wave in an ocean that it can't come ashore. No matter what, you're gonna be swimming in it.

As for the complaints about the vendor,

Rest assured that this won't be the last time you see these slacktivists, or the last time you'll be pressured through online mobs to change your convention. My advice is simple: Don't cave to them. Your attendees love your convention as-is, and altering it to suit the desires of a minority of social justice extremists will only drive people away.

And why will Wizard World regret their decision?

Demonstrate you won't be bullied, nor cowed, that you won't allow your goers to be presided over by people who have never met them. Take this opportunity to tell your customers and attendees that you do want them to have fun, and you won't let others decide what that is on their behalf.

Thanks to Warren for the typo check.

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