[Tom Morrow]

Walt Disney World employee suspended

Disney Employee Suspended After Bringing Gun To Work WFTV9 Friday, a worker told Channel 9 he was suspended when he took the gun to work Friday morning. As he pulled into work, Edwin Sotomayor recorded Sheriff’s Deputies and Disney managers waiting for him. After he refused a car search, managers drove Sotomayor to their offices, questioned him further and then sent him to his normal post. Four hours into his shift, Sotomayor says he was suspended. Disney told Channel 9 he was suspended because he wouldn’t cooperate with their investigation. They also said he could be fired for carrying the gun, which he says is about safety on his ride to work. The worker was well aware that he could end up losing his job when he took the gun to work Friday morning, but said that the principle at stake means enough to him that he was willing to take the risk, especially on the day we celebrate the country and our freedoms.Sotomayor says he’s willing to be the test case for the new law, even if it means losing his job and going to work. complete article

Disney Employee Suspended For Bringing Gun To Work Employee Says Disney Is Violating His Rights WESHtv Edwin Sotomayor is a security guard at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. He said Disney is violating his rights by not allowing him to bring his gun to work. "When it comes down to my personal rights, that’s where I draw the line," Sotomayor said. "I’m ready to be terminated because their stance is zero tolerance, if that’s the case, let it be," Sotomayor said. "They want to control government. They want to control society, society is us." A video shot by Sotomayor on Friday shows Disney bosses and sheriff’s deputies waiting for him. They asked him if they could search his vehicle, and when he refused, he was suspended and banned from the property. "They are breaking the law," Sotomayor said. "I mean policy is one thing, but policies do not rule society, the law does." A spokesman for the union that represents Disney’s security guards said he personally supports Sotomayor’s efforts, but also believes Disney should be able to keep guns off the property if they have a valid exemption. complete article and VIDEO

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