PROP & WEAPON POLICY

Generally speaking, props and prop weapons are allowed as long as they meet the following criteria: they are composed of cardboard, foam, or something light. Prop firearms are allowed only if they cannot be mistaken for real weapons. Prop bows will be allowed providing all arrows have soft tips and will not be shot.

For the safety of our attendees, there will be no play acting, swinging, mock fighting, dueling, throwing, swinging, hitting yourself, or staged combat with prop weapons.

Please review cosplay props within the following categories to see if your cosplay prop/prop weapon would be allowed or prohibited:

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• Real weapons are not allowed.

• BDSM weapons/gear such as whips, leashes, adult toys, functional handcuffs, switches, floggers, yaoi paddles, or other sexual paraphernalia are forbidden.

• Any weapon or possible weapon that could injure somebody is not allowed.

• Functional firearms are not allowed – this includes but is not limited to paintball guns, airsoft guns, bb guns, cap guns, or any gun that shoots a real projectile or causes a real explosion. These types of firearms are not allowed even if they have been disabled so do not bring them.

• Realistic firearms are not allowed – any gun that could be confused for a real gun including rifles, shotguns, handguns, blowguns, and tasers are not permitted. If it looks like a real gun, it cannot come into the convention. 

• Unrealistic firearms are allowed. Nerf guns are allowed as long as you do not bring any projectiles.

• No metal weapons, including but not limited to bladed weapons that are dulled, sword canes, switchblades, Bali-Song (Butterfly Knife), axes, kunai, throwing stars, and hatchets.

  • Lightsabers are allowed provided there is no metal above the hilt.

• Explosives, incendiary devices, and chemical weapons are not allowed.

• Loud props such as whistles, horns, air horns etc. are not allowed.

 

Prop weapons will be allowed into LITC at the discretion of LITC staff and uniformed security personnel. Safety is paramount, we will always err on the side of caution. There will be no place to store prohibited weapons on-site. If you have a weapon that is prohibited, you will be escorted from the building and not allowed back in with the weapon.

Thank you for taking the time to review this policy. Should you have a question that is not answered in this policy, please email CosplayDirector@Gmail.com for clarification.