On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 6:12 PM, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ <jordi.palet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don’t agree it makes a difference if it is a stare-rule of and environmental thing, also because as we need to contract the venue 2-3 years in advance, both situations can change in that period of time.
+1
That is not a distinction we make now: at present, there are locations we avoid at least in part because they are not as safe as the locations to which we presently go. I think it would be highly reasonable, and I would support, a policy that the IETF does not go to any venue where concealed or open carry is legal, or where controls on the purchase of weapons were not adequately controlled.
I say this based on the fact that the thing I worry about most in terms of random mayhem _is_ in fact that there will be some kind of random gun violence while I or Andrea are out and about. This has become a matter of increasing concern over time. It is a different topic than the Singapore topic, but let us not pretend that there are not IETFers who have this as a serious concern.