There is no prohibition at our space.<br><br>It was brought up at one point and the passionate arguments in each direction almost ripped us apart in our third week of existence.<br><br>Until it becomes an issue I expect it will remain a non-issue.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Michel Gallant <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sfxman@gmail.com" target="_blank">sfxman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I was addressing Pete's equivocation of guns with other tools. A gun is a tool for ending lives. Why is it insane to be afraid of having that dangerous, single-use tool at a hackerspace?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Phillip Rhodes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:motley.crue.fan@gmail.com" target="_blank">motley.crue.fan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
If that were true, then how could anyone ever use a drill press, band<br>
saw, lathe, etc.<br>
I think having a healthy-respect for tools is one thing, but being<br>
*afraid* of them is quite<br>
something else. But maybe we're just debating semantics?<br>
<br>
At any rate, all tools can be dangerous and deserve to be used with care and<br>
the proper precautions. In that regard, how is a pistol any different<br>
from a band-saw?<br>
<br>
<br>
Phil<br>
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Michel Gallant <<a href="mailto:sfxman@gmail.com" target="_blank">sfxman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Being afraid of tools that can rip your fingers off isn't insane, it's<br>
> healthy. You are insane to claim otherwise.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Mark Atwood <<a href="mailto:me@mark.atwood.name" target="_blank">me@mark.atwood.name</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Pete Prodoehl <<a href="mailto:raster@gmail.com" target="_blank">raster@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Here's a quick question for US-based hacker/makerspaces... Do you have a<br>
>> > firearms ban at your space, and if so, what are some of the reasons behind<br>
>> > the decision?<br>
>><br>
>> We don't have a rule at our space. Our space is a member-oriented<br>
>> space, no "general public" except as guests of members or as visitors<br>
>> to specific private events.<br>
>><br>
>> If such a rule was proposed, I would argue strongly against it. If<br>
>> someone is a legal owner/carrier of a firearm, if we can't trust them<br>
>> with their gun, we can't trust them with all the tools *either*.<br>
>><br>
>> More generally, if someone in a makerspace is "afraid" of guns, that's<br>
>> insane. They should be afraid of all the other tools too.<br>
>><br>
>> ..m<br>
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