For every light saber, sword, bow and arrow or realistic-looking firearm at Comic-Con, there’s a security official who has inspected the anticipated 3,000 “weapons” that are all part of costumed fans roaming the San Diego Convention Center over the five-day event.
Comic-Con International has a strict policy forbidding functioning weapons. However, the convention has brought in a group of contracted security officials to help ensure that every Jedi and Jon Snow — and the hordes of Stormtroopers and comic book and video game characters with a dangerous-looking accessory–is playing by the rules.
