What Weapons are Permitted at Worldcon?

Reader Jordan B. writes:

Seeing how I live on a compound in Idaho just across the stateline from Washington, I've been thinking about attending this year's WorldCon, but I'm a little worried about venturing into liberal territory unarmed. What are the laws regarding open and concealed carry in Spokane?

Unfortunately it's not good for those of us who like to pack heat. Washington State law provides for restrictions on:

...possession of firearms in any stadium or convention center, operated by a city, town, county, except that such restrictions shall not apply to concealed pistol license holders, law enforcement officers, or any showing, demonstration, or lecture involving the exhibition of firearms.

The convention center where Sasquon will be held, and the theater where the awards ceremony will take place are both operated by the socialist government of Spokane.

Washington does recognize concealed carry permits from a limited number of states, but unfortunately Idaho isn't one of them, Jordan. You could try to convince the ConCom to allow you to present a demonstration, but given their liberal bent it's doubtful you'll succeed.

However, nothing says everything you do in Spokane has to be tied with the convention. We could organize a little gun fun with all the other Puppies who'll be in attendance. We could get together, go out to the woods for an afternoon and play with each others' guns, shoot off a load or two.

And of course in the future we should try to gain more control over the convention process to make sure that future WorldCons are held in cities and states friendlier to gun owners. It's absurd that they expect us to spend an entire weekend unarmed. What if ISIS took over the convention center? Most THVs are liberals who would convert to Islam and volunteer to carry out suicide attacks, but that doesn't mean the rest of us should have to take it lying down.

Taking control of the Hugo ballot doesn't do us much good if we let liberals keep control of the con. We can't let fandom continue under the yoke of a bunch of small-time Obamas. Something must be done.