Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Gun policy in Cohousing community

[Rob Sandelin (robsan]

Sharingwood has a somewhat wierd policy at the moment.  We don't allow 
kids to display, play or show toy guns in any common area, but there 
are no restrictions of any sort on adults (or kids for that matter) 
owning real guns.

We were going to deal with the issue of guns last year but the whole 
issue of pets was so difficult I think we used up all our energy for 
controverial issues for awhile and the issue was dropped.    Our 40 
acre property is posted no hunting.

All of the parents of my daughters playmates, both inside and outside 
the community get asked a very pointed question: "Do you keep a loaded 
gun in the house?". If the answer to that question is yes, my daughters 
don't play at that persons house.  It startles people when you ask 
them, but even those who own guns understand the concern.
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