Has anybody got in trouble for wearing a halo suit in public?

[computergeekman]

i'm just wondering if anyone has gotten in trouble for wearing a halo suit to Walmart or something. i mean, it might look suspicious walking around and nobody can identify who you are. i know a guy known as "worlds tallest spartan" who wears his suit to Walmart but he said he works there so he was able to give the other employees a heads up and tell them that it was going to be him in the suit. i'm making a Mark VII suit and when it's complete i'd like to be able to wear it around and not get into trouble. so if you've got any stories of getting in trouble for wearing a halo suit, please share.

Thanks!

 

[Carpathia]

The only story I've heard about someone getting in trouble was one kid who was walking around town in an ODST suit carrying a replica gun. Someone called the police, but he cooperated and (after the police realized that he was no threat) ended up showing off everything to the officers, having a good laugh about the situation.

The way I see it, as long as you give the store you're heading to a heads up before you show up (and make sure that it's ok to carry a replica gun), then you should be covered. When I went to the Halo 4 release at my local Game Stop, I talked to the employees about showing up in a suit about a month before the release date. Then, I periodically reminded them (about a week before, then the day before and a few hours before; by the day of the release, the employees recognized me as I walked in). I did, however, forget to check with the mall security about my battle rifle. At first, I was not allowed to carry it, but the mall cop was a gamer and did what he could to allow me to (knowing that Master Chief isn't as convincing without a weapon); in the end, I was allowed to carry it as long as I stayed in the store.

 

[AugmentedHuman013]

Most public buildings have rules that your not allowed to wear anything that covers face. I work at a wal-mart Were it is enforced. I have spoken with my management about wearing my outfit.. I can't even get permission to wear it inside the store as a joke.

 

[morkar78]

mmmhhh...does it means that my plan to carry my suit from US to Europe wearing it during the flight is going to fail?

 

[Spartan 420]

mmmhhh...does it means that my plan to carry my suit from US to Europe wearing it during the flight is going to fail?

I'm pretty sure the airport won't allow it. For starters it looks suspicious, you could be hiding anything inside a suit like that. (Drugs, weapons, explosives) so they would most probably want to perform a search at the airports security, which would require you to take off your armour just so they can check it internally.

Obviously a weapon replica is a big no-no on a plane, the only way you're getting that across is by keeping it in your suitcase, but it wouldn't surprise me if there were also airport rules about hiding your identity.

One other thing is.. why? Spartan suits were not built for sitting down, it'll be very uncomfortable, especially trying to sit in the same spot for an extended amount of time. Airports are for peoples convenience, they won't appreciate a cosplay as much as say a Walmart would. I'd very much suggest against it, not only will they probably not allow it, but there's literally no point. With no event taking place, you're just a dude in fancy dress, people don't go to airports to see that. Plus you'll be seated nearly the whole time, so only the same 5 people will be able to see the suit.

Just put it in your suitcase, dude.

-S420

 

[morkar78]

ehm....I was kidding...

 

[Spartan 420]

ehm....I was kidding...

I don't get it.

 

[Carpathia]

mmmhhh...does it means that my plan to carry my suit from US to Europe wearing it during the flight is going to fail?

I don't get it.

Morkar was being sarcastic with the quoted remark. It was a joke.

 

[Spartan 420]

Morkar was being sarcastic with the quoted remark. It was a joke.

Right, sorry, there was no indication of sarcasm. (How does one pick up sarcasm through written text?) To me it just seemed like a legitimate question.

 

[Carpathia]

Right, sorry, there was no indication of sarcasm. (How does one pick up sarcasm through written text?) To me it just seemed like a legitimate question.

It came off as sarcasm to me because of the little wink icon at the end ; and of course if taken seriously, common sense would have been thrown out the window. But, you're correct, sarcasm isn't the easiest thing to convey in writing.

 

[Spartan 420]

and of course if taken seriously, common sense would have been thrown out the window.

It wouldn't be the first time.

Anyway back on topic, I think the bigger issue is carrying around replica weapons, not so much the lack of identity. Some shops do have rules regarding covering your face though, and I know alot of shops don't enforce those rules very well. For example I ride a motorcycle, so I'm often doing trips to the shop and stopping for gas, and you see alot of "Motorcyclists: Remove your helmet" signs, but if I'm honest, I don't do it. If I'm only running in the shop to quickly buy something, I don't bother taking it off, and never in my life has somebody come up to me and told me to remove it.

It's a bit un-related, but there are lot of stores that receive complaints for a similar rule. There's a religion in which females are usually required to cover everything but their eyes when they are in public. Anyway I've heard of schools and stores telling these women they had to remove it as it was suspicious, but in the end those schools & companies got sued I believe. As it's part of their religion they had every right to hide their face, so perhaps the rule is not enforced as much anymore. Unfortunately there are no known religions that insist on the wearing of Halo armour. So it doesn't apply to us.

As mentioned above, the best thing to do is contact the store/manager before arriving, as some are probably more lenient than others.

-S420

 

[JayOneSeven]

Hey Carpathia, I saw your pics from the Halo 4 launch (amazing suite, I might add) and I saw you have the orange cap in the tip of the battle rifle. Was that required by law?

 

[Carpathia]

Hey Carpathia, I saw your pics from the Halo 4 launch (amazing suite, I might add) and I saw you have the orange cap in the tip of the battle rifle. Was that required by law?

Not in my area, no. But, I figured I'd err on the safe side.

 

[JayOneSeven]

Not in my area, no. But, I figured I'd err on the safe side.

Gocha, can't be too safe in malls these days, sadly. I know some conventions have rules like that too so I was just curious

 

[GSR EK]

I almost got arrested at the mall for wearing my halo 3 siut

 

[Redtail]

Actually, we transport airsoft weapons via airlines all the time, you just have to know the rules. Cases get expensive but they're well worth it.
Here's how you do it, it's exactly the same to transport an inert prop as it would be to transport an airsoft gun.
http://www.midwestairsofters.com/forums/index.php?topic=16079.0
And a definitive list of items explicitly allowed and prohibited by the TSA on aircraft.
http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/prohibited-items

As a side note, it is technically illegal, and in all cases a good grounds for reasonable suspicion for LEO contact, to conceal your identity in public, with a mask, helmet, hood, or anything of the such. I wouldn't feel bad wearing the armor in public, but the helmet is a little dicey.

In regards to the orange tips:
THis IS a law, but only in order to sell a gun; it must be marked with a "non-removable blaze orange or red indicator at the muzzle end, covering no less than 1/4" back". There is no law stating that your replica gun is illegal if you have no orange tip on it. But this often works sort of like, for example, a hypothetical law that said you can smoke marijuana, but you can't buy it or grow it.
Keep in mind though, that if you're going to carry anything in public, orange tip or no, it's easy for anyone, especially some jumpy yahoo with a new concealed carry permit in a Stand Your Ground state, to get away with causing some real serious trouble. I would not personally recommend carrying a replica gun anywhere in public except as part of a display where you would be expected to do so, for example, a squad of ODSTs with battle rifles marching behind a replica Warthog in a 4th of July parade or somesuch.
Because the definition of "crime" is getting dicey, and anything that appears to be a weapon counts as a weapon during the commission of a crime.

 

[Chainsaw ninja]

Ok I'm gonna ask this while there is a thread regarding this. I'd like to know if for a breacher have any of you had actual shotgun shells in their breacher?