<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra" style>On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Chris Weiss <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cweiss@gmail.com" target="_blank">cweiss@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div id=":3o9">whether or not a space allows guns is a micro-culture issue, not a<br>rights issue</div></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_extra" style><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style>Right on. Hackerspaces are as varied as their members, and the wishes of the members as a group should determine the rules of the group. I fully expect different spaces to have different rules, and that is a Good Thing(TM).</div>
<div class="gmail_extra" style><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style>Phoenix Asylum doesn't have any weapon/firearm/gun/hurty-tool rules, but there is an overall expectation that anything you bring into the space must be made safe for others to be around, and that you are responsible for doing that, whether it means locked out controls on a dangerous machine, guards or shields, proper containers for flammable liquids, etc. In that context, you don't need to define what a "gun" is or isn't (a silly argument intended to derail other conversations) - just think about each item and what the requirements are for rendering it safe for others. If that means leaving ammunition home, or locking it up, or not bringing it at all, then so be it, depending on your group's collective risk tolerance.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra" style><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style>-Sam</div><div class="gmail_extra" style><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><br><br></div></div>