Las Vegas Fur Con announced they updated their policies to be way more restrictive on prop weapons. My best guess is that the convention doesn't want to deal with more whining from furries if the Bomb Voyage guy were to show up again, so they're just removing weapons from the equation entirely.
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Here's the actual mock weapons policy as it's listed on their website. It says they're not outright banned, but if you so much as wave it or point it at someone, staff will confiscate it.
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11. Mock Weapons Policy. No real weapons are permitted at LVFC. No paintball guns, no props with sharp edges, no silly string.
11A. Fake Weapons Sales.
-No one under 18 may purchase weapons.
-No wooden nor metal weapons may be sold.
-There are no restrictions on sale of plastic, heavy cardboard, or fiberglass.
11B. Fake Weapons Cosplay
-Metal and wooden weapons are strictly forbidden.
-Fake firearms must have no magazine, and they must have orange/red tip.
-Fake knives/swords must be plastic, fiberglass, or heavy cardboard, and tagged as safe by staff or hotel security.
-Water guns and nerf guns are okay provided security can tell they are not actual firearms; they should be oversized to establish they are fake.
11C. Play fight scenes are grounds for having weapons confiscated and removal from the convention. Mock firearms and other mock ranged weapons may never be pointed at people.
11D. Other prop weapons (fake or peace-bonded) must be approved by LVFC’s convention operations team before being displayed at the convention.
11E. When in doubt, always ask staff.
My personal opinion? It's certainly one way to eliminate weapon complaints, albeit a super overkill one. Like killing a fly with a rocket launcher.
