Important Announcement on Firearms etc.

[BRITTNEY ?!]

It has come to my attention that the use of firearms should not be allowed inside the manor. I apologize to any of you who have included the use of guns in your characters or in a thread but they will need to be ignored or removed. Going forward the routine presence of weapons in a psychiatric treatment facility, including firearms, pepper agents (spray and foam), and electric restraint devices (stun guns and tasers/tazers) will not be acceptable. For what is acceptable, please view the character clothing information thread here. And here are the allowed item lists. The reasons why are as follows.

Such practices are contrary to Lucid Manor Administration Code; section HFS 94.24(1), which states:

• Treatment facilities shall provide patients with a clean, safe and humane environment…

The practice also violates section HFS 94.24(2), which states that:

• Staff shall take reasonable steps to ensure the physical safety of all patients.

Psychiatric unit policies and procedures, adequate staffing levels, including backup staffing, and effective training of staff to safely de-escalate and contain problem situations, are essential elements of effective inpatient psychiatric treatment. The use of security staff (contract or internal) is not a substitute for qualified patient care staff. Security are here to help maintain the safety of the patients and staff.

If you have any thoughts or complaints regarding this new allotted procedure, then feel free to send me a private message in the meantime. Another simple reason is that some of our larger patients might be able to overpower the security team, and by such means steal their weapon. Obviously a mentally insane patient running around the manor with a gun is not the ideal living/working habitat for the rest of the patients and staff. This is something that I have decided to address; therefore I do not want to see any complaints made to other members. Thank you for your cooperation in advance.

-Lucid Manor Staff