Gun control in the Empire? Stormtroopers at #RogueOne premiere are missing something...

Um, guys … when have you ever seen a Stormtrooper without his blaster? Here’s the scene from the premiere of “Rogue One” on Saturday night:

The dark side meets Hollywood Blvd. | #RogueOne premiere pic.twitter.com/3Ky8OeSUXY

— Variety (@Variety) December 11, 2016

Is this a gun control message? Or maybe it’s for security reasons and law enforcement didn’t want hundreds of replica guns at the event?

FWIW, the Stormtroopers were armed at last December’s premiere of “The Force Awakens”:

Stars & Stormtroopers marched down the red carpet to mark the world premiere in LA of #StarWars #ForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/u0KT23pnbQ

— Heart Midlands News (@HeartMidsNews) December 15, 2015

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