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PROP & WEAPONS POLICY
We love the craftsmanship that goes into everything cosplayers do, but we also have a duty to make sure that everyone who attends our shows is safe and happy.
Please note that everyone is subject to a safety screening and all weapons deemed safe by our team will be tagged before you head out onto the floor.
Allowed Props:
• Lightsabers, wands, and sonic screwdrivers
• Unstrung bow
• Arrows if they are non-removable from their quiver or have a foam or no tip
• Shields of all materials with no sharp edges (metal shields are allowed but may take longer to screen)
• Lightweight plastic bats
• Staffs and brooms
• Whips (must be zip tied or otherwise attached to your person)
• Swords constructed of light foam, plastic, or cardboard
• Other items made from cardboard, foam, rubber and likewise lightweight materials
• Obviously sci-fi or fantasy guns are allowed (e.g. Portal Guns, Han Solo blaster, phasers)
• These MUST NOT resemble real world guns
• They MUST be inoperable and cannot launch projectiles
Prohibited Items:
• Realistic and replica firearms of any kind
• Tasers
• Glass or stone props
• Projectile weapons or ones that can launch anything (e.g. slingshots)
• Brass knuckles
• Real, replica, or simulated explosives, ammunition, chemical weapons of any kind, including but not limited to: Simulated bomb vests, cartoon bombs, bullets, hand grenades, claymore mines, firecrackers, pepper spray, mace, powder caps
• Metal or wood swords and other sharp-edged weapons
• Excessively noisy props including but not limited to: airhorns, bullhorns, whistles