So this week I was at Disney Springs with my family, while we were shopping I was approached by security with a dog. Security said the dog alerted on me and asked me if I was carrying a weapon. I was taken off guard at first, this is the first time this has ever happened to me, but I answered yes and I have a concealed carry permit. Then they called deputies to our location, I was asked to provide my concealed carry permit to the deputies. They performed a warrant check (I guess) on me and everything was fine on their end. Security then told me that this was private property and that I could not carry here. The deputies even told me in private that they were not allowed to carry off duty on property either.
There were no signs posted anywhere stating I could not carry on the property, I looked as I was walking in because I know you cannot carry in the parks. After further conversation security informed me that this place was just like the parks. I said, I did not pay to enter here and there was no security to be processed through so its not like the parks. For those of you who don't know, Disney Springs is just like an open air shopping mall, no controlled entry's, no security, anyone can walk in off the streets of Orlando.
I was then told by some administration person who showed up that I could not ride the bus back to the resort we were staying at on property. They said I could take a cab. They payed for the cab but still I was escorted to the cab on the back side of the buildings and once I got back to the resort and went to the room I was then called on the phone by a duty manager at the resort and given flack about not being able to have a weapon on property. I told them it was secured in my truck safe, they said it could not be there in the parking lot or in the room safe on property but could be put in the house safe. (Do you really think I'm gonna turn over my weapon to some desk clerk? I don't think so.) I said I would have a friend come pick it up until I left. No more was said about it but this was at the start of our vacation on the first day.
The whole experience made me feel like I was a criminal, I was doing nothing wrong, just shopping with my family and told I was not welcome their because I was legally exercising my second amendment right and have a concealed carry permit. We have been there before and to the movies there and I always carried. Disney security is not armed, nothing but a water bottle and a radio. They had no signs posted, nothing so this can happen to anyone!
There were no signs posted anywhere stating I could not carry on the property, I looked as I was walking in because I know you cannot carry in the parks. After further conversation security informed me that this place was just like the parks. I said, I did not pay to enter here and there was no security to be processed through so its not like the parks. For those of you who don't know, Disney Springs is just like an open air shopping mall, no controlled entry's, no security, anyone can walk in off the streets of Orlando.
I was then told by some administration person who showed up that I could not ride the bus back to the resort we were staying at on property. They said I could take a cab. They payed for the cab but still I was escorted to the cab on the back side of the buildings and once I got back to the resort and went to the room I was then called on the phone by a duty manager at the resort and given flack about not being able to have a weapon on property. I told them it was secured in my truck safe, they said it could not be there in the parking lot or in the room safe on property but could be put in the house safe. (Do you really think I'm gonna turn over my weapon to some desk clerk? I don't think so.) I said I would have a friend come pick it up until I left. No more was said about it but this was at the start of our vacation on the first day.
The whole experience made me feel like I was a criminal, I was doing nothing wrong, just shopping with my family and told I was not welcome their because I was legally exercising my second amendment right and have a concealed carry permit. We have been there before and to the movies there and I always carried. Disney security is not armed, nothing but a water bottle and a radio. They had no signs posted, nothing so this can happen to anyone!
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