From cosplay weapon checks to crowd control, a look at Comic-Con 2017 security

What if the entire population of Pomona (and a few of their friends) decided to take a trip to San Diego for a few days?That’s what is facing the popular destination city when nearly 200,000 comic and pop culture fans come together for what has been touted as the world’s largest comic book convention, Comic-Con International.
The event had grown so large, many attractions have spilled out of the San Diego Convention Center and have flooded the surrounding Gaslamp Quarter and have tak