A Florida man brought an AR-15 rifle and a handgun to Disney World and told police it was because he was worried about his family’s safety during protests for social justice in the region, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel.
The Sentinel sites a report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, that says the 43-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man checked into Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort with the weapons in his tennis bag on Labor Day weekend.
A hotel bellman discovered the guns after handling the bag, and noticing its weight. He reported it to a manager who contacted the sheriff’s office.
The man had a concealed weapons permit and was not arrested but Disney does not allow any weapons of any kind at its properties.
“Guests are not permitted to have firearms, ammunition, knives or weapons of any kind at or in Disney Resort Hotels and Disney Vacation Club Resorts, including in hotel rooms, units, vacation home villas and general public areas within the hotels and resorts,” Disney’s policy reads.
The hotel stored the weapons until the end of his vacation.