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Tref · 07-08-2008, 11:46 AM

Guns is not a new Pixar film about a town of talking firearms, but a battle Disney is fighting in Florida -- your thoughts?

Gun Control’s Newest Champion: Disney?

Gun control advocates are reeling after the Supreme Court struck down a 32-year-old D.C. handgun ban, essentially handing a victory banner to the NRA. But now there’s cause to take heart: Disney’s got your back, thanks to a technological loophole.
While Florida recently enacted a law allowing residents with proper permits to keep guns locked in their cars at work, the state’s biggest corporate juggernaut has announced plans to exempt its 60,000 employees from the law. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the company has turned up its nose at lawmakers, circulating an internal memo advising employees that bringing unauthorized guns onto Disney property was grounds for termination.

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Disney guard fired over concealed weapon

ORLANDO, Fla., July 8 (UPI) -- A security guard fired from Florida's Disney World over his wish to keep a concealed weapon in his car is vowing to continue the fight.
Edwin Sotomayor, 36, of Orlando, was terminated Monday for violating three Disney employee policies ...

Sotomayor announced he intended to bring a gun to work, locked in his vehicle. Then after he showed up at Animal Kingdom Friday, he declined to let Disney authorities search his car, leading to his suspension and firing.

Sotomayor said he expects the security guards' union to challenge his termination after 13 years at Disney World ...

"I am not going to stop this fight," he said. "This is going to end somewhere good."

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Mickey to support the bill? Maybe. But Dumbo is definitely on board!
Bullets can be cute!
What about the guests?
Do ray guns count?
To fire weapon, place finger on Donald's crotch
They will fight to the death for your right to fight to the death, or just shoot up a lot of people in Disneyland.
Unforgiven's Little Bill Daggett hired to check for guns at employee entrance.
Dead kids to support Disney's ban on guns
Why does this man hate our civil liberties?

07-08-2008, 11:46 AM	#1
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	Guns at Disneyworld. Guns is not a new Pixar film about a town of talking firearms, but a battle Disney is fighting in Florida -- your thoughts? Gun Control’s Newest Champion: Disney? Gun control advocates are reeling after the Supreme Court struck down a 32-year-old D.C. handgun ban, essentially handing a victory banner to the NRA. But now there’s cause to take heart: Disney’s got your back, thanks to a technological loophole. While Florida recently enacted a law allowing residents with proper permits to keep guns locked in their cars at work, the state’s biggest corporate juggernaut has announced plans to exempt its 60,000 employees from the law. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the company has turned up its nose at lawmakers, circulating an internal memo advising employees that bringing unauthorized guns onto Disney property was grounds for termination. To read the whole article, click here Disney guard fired over concealed weapon ORLANDO, Fla., July 8 (UPI) -- A security guard fired from Florida's Disney World over his wish to keep a concealed weapon in his car is vowing to continue the fight. Edwin Sotomayor, 36, of Orlando, was terminated Monday for violating three Disney employee policies ... Sotomayor announced he intended to bring a gun to work, locked in his vehicle. Then after he showed up at Animal Kingdom Friday, he declined to let Disney authorities search his car, leading to his suspension and firing. Sotomayor said he expects the security guards' union to challenge his termination after 13 years at Disney World ... "I am not going to stop this fight," he said. "This is going to end somewhere good." To read the whole article, click here Mickey to support the bill? Maybe. But Dumbo is definitely on board! Bullets can be cute! What about the guests? Do ray guns count? To fire weapon, place finger on Donald's crotch They will fight to the death for your right to fight to the death, or just shoot up a lot of people in Disneyland. Unforgiven's Little Bill Daggett hired to check for guns at employee entrance. Dead kids to support Disney's ban on guns Why does this man hate our civil liberties? __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?! Last edited by Tref : 07-08-2008 at 12:44 PM.
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