Add Edit To Prevent Weapon Usage

I have always wondered what the purpose of guns were in Second Life. I can understand war games, hunting games, or related games of that nature.

A couple of nights ago, someone entered my home, shot me and my companion and blew us somewhere out of the SIM we were living. I returned to my home, and was shot again.

This happened about 5 times before I asked someone for help. That someone came and shot the other guy out of the SIM.

After learning all about this business, I had no choice but to restrict avatars allowed on my property. I did not like the idea of ruining the enjoyment of traveling over my land by my neighbors, or other SL members wanting to fly around and view the pretty landscaping.

I also learned that this event was Mafia inspired. Well that sounds fun and very much like real life except for one thing. In real life, there is a judicial system to protect the ordinary citizen. Second Life does not have that feature, even though they say they have a system for suspending usage, and other punishments. While I think it's fine to play cowboys and indians, and good buy and bad guy, it should never happen at someone else's enjoyment of the game.

Yes, I know all about system design. I have zero experience with games, but I think that Linden should evaluate the problems "nice" people using the system, and do what they can to help.

RESOLUTION: It's cheap, and it's simple. Add a switch to the system to prevent the usage of things intended to harm other users.

BENEFITS: This will enable Night Clubs, business, and "nice" people from worrying about the fun given to "not nice" people. Night clubs and business would be able to advertise they have a safe place to have fun. Linden might include churches as well, as I understand the Mafia enjoys blowing up other people's weddings.

I really really hope others will jump on this thread and bandwagon. I want to be able to ban weapons from my property without disabling other scripting, or at least most other scripting.

That or we need real action taken against those that use guns against others that aren't here for that.

I have encountered those that cease and desist when asked and others that find such a request to be grounds for not only immediate action against one but also continued harrassment.

I have, unfortunately, allowed a gun store into the mall at Pando Square and we have gone from one incident over several months, to near daily occurences. Folks seem to think its necessary to step outside and test their new weapon on whoever happens to be handy. Won't repeat that mistake again any time soon.

Please please give us a tool to keep our little areas of the universe safe.

Char

Probably the best feature suggestion in months. You should write up a vote proposal and submit it.

It would be best to make it part of the Land Tools menu, allowing any land owner or group to disable certain LSL features, like push & script-initiated rezzing. Hm.. Those two right there would eliminate most griefing.