Gun Safety Not Allowed in Chicago’s Comic Con

By Jenn Jacques

A Chicago-area gun store owner said booth at Comic-con has been frozen out of the four-day show in Rosemont, IL.

DS Arms owner Dave Selvaggio said he’s been working on his booth since March and planned to include replica guns and special Comic Con promotions for gun safety and shooting classes.

“Just because people are fans of comic books and sci-fi doesn’t mean they’re not interested in protecting themselves and their family and their belongings,” Selvaggio said.

Selvaggio said Comic Con attendees are a target market for businesses like his since they are filled with many fans of movies and games which involve firearms.

“Maybe 90 percent of people walking around in costumes have (presumably fake) firearms,” said Selvaggio, who added that his company has provided props for movies. “All of these movies are filmed with live guns, with firing devices and with replicas.”

But when the show opened on Thursday, Las Vegas-based Wizard World tore down Selvaggio’s booth after allegedly receiving online complaints in response to a ‘real gun dealer’ at the show.

“We want everyone to have a good time at the show,” said Wizard World spokesman Jerry Milani, who would not respond to when he made the …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms