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We had house guests...and they brought...
a gun?!?!? (owner is not a police officer or anything that requires to have it)
One of DH's good friends and his GF came in town to go to the UFC event on Sat night. Friday they wanted to go to the weigh-ins at the toyota center, DH drives us there and as we are parking I turn around and he has a GUN sitting in his lap, DH and I had no idea he 1. brought it with him 2. had it in our house
Neither DH nor I have our license, own a gun etc...we are not anti gun but we dont want them in the house obviously if we are not licensed, or if we were it would need to be locked away etc
I was not around much during the day Sat and Sun bc of soccer games but apparently he wanted to take it to go pick up pizza (around 3 miles away) and to The Woodlands (less then 10 miles away) for the golf tournament too - ya know because the woodlands is a sketchy area. DH told him to leave it that its ridiculous to bring it, then I guess he thought the appropriate place to leave it was on the kitchen table next to my pumpkin arrangement.... I have this irrational fear that the cat would knock it off the table and it would fire or something like that....but I cannot get over the fact that he thought it was OK to just bring it to the house?
Am I being ridiculous? It's over, they are gone I get it and I probly just needed to vent. DH didnt know what to say it caught us both off guard and we were not alone long enough to talk about it until they left...
Would you ever bring a gun to someones house? Also, bring it without even informing/asking? I just think its insane..
Re: We had house guests...and they brought...
I would & I have. If the homeowner asked me not to bring it in the future I wouldn't. And I wouldn't bring it if there were children in the home. And even if there weren't children in the house. It is really strange that he had it out like that though. My friends wouldn't even know I had my handgun with me unless they asked though.
Ditto that last part. Maybe he just recently got his CHL and thinks it's "cool" to be carrying his gun. But one of the first things they tell you is that it's called a CONCEALED handgun license for a reason. If you go showing it to everyone it's no longer concealed.
I think that is what bothered me the most, obviously I would not have cared if I did not see it, but to have it just sitting out on the table and on his lap in the car and flaunting it at one point is what ticked me off.
He owns multiple guns and has had his CHL for awhile
This.
I'm not anti-gun, if that's what you choose to do. But our house has been, and always will be, gun free.
I think it's SUPER weird that he had it out, left it on the table and was carrying it on his lap in the car. That doesn't sound like a responsible, mentally stable gun owner to me.
i wouldn't, but having grown up around them due to a police officer/military dad, i'm used to them. he's always packing, and has a few with him when he comes to visit. i've been more adamant about them being put up since dd was born, but that's about it.
i don't quite understand your friend's need to have it in random places. does he have a CHL? does he just think of it as a toy? someone carrying it around for the hell of it would bother me.
I'm with the others - I find it very odd that he had it out and about.
My husband has his CHL and carries almost everywhere but work; and you would never know he has it on him. It doesnt matter if we are going grocery shopping in The Woodlands or to a restaurant downtown, or wherever....he usually brings it. He is safe and is trained to use his gun when appropriate so it doesnt bother me.
This is crazy! If he wants to bring it fine but does he have to be all flashy flashy with it?! I am not a huge fan of guns but to each there own but I think that is a little MUCH. And no I wouldn't bring a gun to someone's house I was staying with.
So no guns when I come over for Sytycd????
HA! If it is actually "concealed" I clearly would not care bc I would not know, but if you wanna pull it out while eating cupcakes our SYTYCD nights might have to be canceled = )
I would be livid! No guns are allowed in my house (just putting that out there for the Foodie GTG.)
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I might have to change my RSVP if I can't pack my heat.
All this. Additionally, I have mine and you would never know when I am carrying, hence, concealed.
You were already on thin ice with your so-so recipes and all...
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Fine. My bag of Cheetos and I will stay at home.
Only because my child loves Cheetos, I guess you can come.
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Seriously - my heart rate picked up just reading that. I'm mad for you!
We were both ready for him and the GF to be out of the house...his GF said our guest bed was "too small" our tap water was "too warm to drink" but when I offered ice or a bottle she said no bc that makes it "too cold" and our ranch dressing was not acceptable to her either - eff off please never come back
and yes I purposely did not tell you that you left your full bottle of wine here, I deserve to keep it after putting up with all that
Pls tell her that the Holiday Inn has amazing tap water and big beds for her .
This! My parents do a lot of driving and travel with a gun in case they break down and need to protect themselves or something. It is never loaded and I always ask them about it when they come to visit (where is it and confirm that it is not loaded). They think I'm paranoid about it, but I don't care.
My dad is also former military so I am used to family packing heat everywhere they go. However if he ever comes to my house I will ask him to put it in DH's gun safe that I bought for his inevitable CHL. If anyone else stayed with us and had a gun on them I would be livid that they didn't disclose it. If someone is coming over for a visit and it is completely concealed and never taken out, I guess I just don't know and my real concern - it hurting Maddie or anyone else - is a non issue.
Agree with PP that he was being irresponsible with it which is what is the most bothersome and disturbing.
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Same. I have a CHL and am strapped unless prohibited by law. Nobody would know unless they looked through my purse or tried to frisk me.