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7/24/2019 2016 MN DI Tournament Weapons Policy
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MN DI TOURNAMENT WEAPONS POLICY
The DI Rules of the Road state (Safety Guidelines and Restrictions, Firearms, weaponsand violence),
Firearms, weapons and vioen!e" Destination Imaination, Inc! does not endorse orsupport Team or Instant "hallene solutions that contain ratuitous violence and#or the
ratuitous use of any violent weapons! $owever, in reconition of the fact that themes of
war, crime and the li%e can &e handled &y teams in movin and responsi&le ways, thefollowin uideline is to &e followed'
a! If a team needs to depict a weapon in its Team or Instant "hallene solution, the
weapon must &e teamcreated and #or o&viously &enin!
&! aint&all uns, ** uns, air rifles and the li%e are +T -../0D at Destination
Imai+ation Tournaments!
c! Teams must &e aware that many school &uildins used for Tournament sites have a
1ero tolerance2 policy reardin any and all weapons, &enin or otherwise! I# is #$e
#eam%s responsi&ii#' #o (ind o)# (rom #$e To)rnamen# Dire!#or prior #o #$e
To)rnamen# i( #$ere are an' Si#e*Spe!i(i! Res#ri!#ions on #$e )se o( #$ese i#ems+
MN DI is &o)nd &' a -ero*#oeran!e poi!' re.ardin. weapons and (a!simies o(
weapons+ /eapon2 means any o&3ect, device or instrument desined as a weapon or
otherwise capa&le of threatenin or producin &odily harm or which may &e used to
inflict selfin3ury includin, &ut not limited to, any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded4air uns4 pellet uns4 ** uns4 all %nives4 &lades4 clu&s4 metal %nuc%les4 numchuc%s4
throwin stars4 e5plosives4 firewor%s4 mace and other propellants4 stun uns4ammunition4 poisons4 chains4 arrows4 and o&3ects that have &een modified to serve as aweapon! This includes anythin that loo%s li%e a weapon, includin, &ut not limited to,
the weapons listed a&ove which are &ro%en or nonfunctional, loo%ali%e uns, toy uns4
and any o&3ect that is a facsimile or a real weapon!
For #$e p)rposes o( MN DI presen#a#ions, we wi no# !ondone an' .ra#)i#o)s
vioen!e+ On' w$en appropria#e &e!a)se o( $is#ori!a or i#erar' !on#e/# wi we
a!!ep# a reasona&e (a!simie o( a weapon, in a!!ordan!e wi#$ DI r)es, w$i!$ is
#eam*!rea#ed+ No pro0e!#ies are aowed+ In a ins#an!es, #$e Prep Area Appraiser,
in !on0)n!#ion wi#$ #$e 1ead Appraiser 2or C$aen.e Mas#er3 as ne!essar', wi
de#ermine w$e#$er a #eam $as an )na!!ep#a&e prop or presen#a#ion+ I( 'o) $ave
an' do)s, we re!ommend #$a# 'o) !on#a!# 'o)r C$aen.e Mas#ers &e(ore #$e
#o)rnamen#+