Loaded gun found in seat of Animal Kingdom ride
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A Walt Disney World park guest found a loaded gun in the seat of a ride at the Animal Kingdom that had fallen out of a man's back pocket on Sunday. A grandmother handed a Cobra .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol about noon to a park attendant, who immediately contacted security and the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The owner claimed the firearm — which had five hollow point bullets inside — fell out of his back pocket during the bumpy Dinosaur ride.
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Bumpy ride + loaded gun = potential tragedy.
How the heck did he get into the park with that thing???
Let's just thank our lucky stars it wasn't dry ice in a bottle!
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin
I never ceased to be embarrassed for my state...never.
We should all be thankful that this didn't end tragically...
Apparently the guy had a CCW permit, but claims he didn't know guns weren't allowed in DW, or that he'd even lost it.
Just when I thought I'd heard the stupidest thing imaginable, it gets worse...
Bumpy ride + loaded gun does not equal potential tragedy. There are safeties involved and guns don't just go off when jostled around.
That being said, why the hell would you need a gun in a Disney park even if they were allowed? Leave it in the car. If you do take it in, know where it is at all times. I check for my keys and wallet after every ride, I'd be damn sure I didn't drop my gun!
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kpjb said:
That being said, why the hell would you need a gun in a Disney park even if they were allowed?
Line cutters???
kpjb said: That being said, why the hell would you need a gun in a Disney park even if they were allowed?
If you really need to get that specific seat, it comes in handy.
Clark W. Griswold anyone?
kpjb said:
Bumpy ride + loaded gun does not equal potential tragedy. There are safeties involved and guns don't just go off when jostled around.
I was thinking more along the lines of a child picking it up thinking it was a toy. It is Disney. And here in FL alone, we've had more than our share of kids shooting people recently (themselves, siblings, caregivers).
kpjb said:
Bumpy ride + loaded gun does not equal potential tragedy. There are safeties involved and guns don't just go off when jostled around.
That being said, why the hell would you need a gun in a Disney park even if they were allowed? Leave it in the car. If you do take it in, know where it is at all times. I check for my keys and wallet after every ride, I'd be damn sure I didn't drop my gun!
I knew that, I meant potential tragedy if a kid started playing with it, thinking it was part of the ride or something.
Right, because it was obvious that "bumpy ride + loaded gun = tragedy" actually meant "loaded gun + kid playing with it thinking it was part of the ride or something = tragedy".
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