Making really terrible decisions like telling a cop how legal or illegal it is for holding you up for carrying something that APPEARS to be a deadly weapon is just about the stupidest thing you could probably do.
Please don't make the rest of the con look bad by giving congoers the wrong idea about our gun policy vs. what is generally legal.
It's not really paranoia to not want to get shot by the Portland police who have a great record of shooting people . . .
1. A holstered firearm isn't a threat unless you make a move towards it. It's a pretty big duh, regardless of the conditions, to mouth off to an officer. When asked previously, I thanked them for their concern and that it was noted. Of all the instances of being questioned by police, I have never heard of anyone who is within the law (CHL or know the rules) have issues with the Portland Police. I guess education on procedure and law trumps ignorance.
2. The con being a private operation, operating in private facilities can pretty much do anything they want so long as it isn't illegal. So they could say no green shirts and be just fine. I said I'm curious about the decision, not saber-rattlingly upset about it. I'm not sure how this is telling con-goers "go loaded to bare." Most cons banned the Yaoi paddles because people were being dumb with them, same goes for other things and it's starting to leak into the glomping thing. Someone (or several people) sat down somewhere and came up with the rules, trying to figure out how to make them clear and effective. The only thing I'd like to know from that meeting is the prohibition of CHL owners because that's the only item I can't really associate to the paddles, swords, etc.
3. It isn't paranoid about worrying that you might be shot by police over a possible situation that has a low chance of occurrence?
Anywho, past this it gets to politics which is pretty boring.