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Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you have guns in your house? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 16:57:59 +0000 SugarplumsMom on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350844 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:27:21 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2350844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. Guns (except for hunting rifles) are illegal where we live. Chillybear on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350838 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:25:02 +0000 Chillybear 2350838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have no guns in our home and have no intention of ever having one. My dad in the last 10-12 years began working for a client as the manager of a gun range (by trade he's a graphic designer who does mostly billboard work, the family that owns the range owns the majority of billbords near us and also owns a golf course) Through managing the range's members and website, he's sits through the new member safety course twice a month, he's trained and certified to shoot and owns 2 guns that he keeps stored at the range, my brother also has 2-3 guns that he keeps at the range (because where else would he need them?). My inlaws on the other hand own many guns for "protection" and about 6 months ago we had a huge blow up in the family when my husband and his brother discovered they were keeping a loaded handgun in the nightstand of their rancher home. I flipped my sh*t because less than a month before that they had my 18m old LO at their house for a few nights while we were on vacation. She no longer is allowed at their house with out me or my husband present. Oxana on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350827 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:21:31 +0000 Oxana 2350827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ShootingStar: I think the latest studies show that about three million people use guns in cases of self-defense each year. That's significant. Carrying concealed is important to me both as a preventative and a proactive means of defense. They've surveyed incarcerated violent criminals with the question of what might make them hesitate to break into a home or rob a person, and their responses ranked an armed victim much, much higher than prospective jail time. The fact that a minority of the population is armed actually safeguards the entire populace as a whole to a degree, because it makes criminals more hesitant to attack (though of course doesn't eliminate it) and if they do attack, there are lots of instances where a concealed carrying citizen stops the shooter. That's why so many mass shootings happen in schools and college campuses, because the shooter knows that carrying firearms is illegal at those places and they're betting that they will be the only person around with a gun for a good fifteen minutes until the cops show up. Speaking of cops, I have a good friend in law enforcement. He will be the first to tell you that people seem to think that you should call the police when something bad happens so that they can intervene on your behalf, but that almost never happens. Police usually aren't able to get to the scene until after the fact. They find out what has happened and try to track down the criminal after he's fled, but unless the criminal actually wants to die by getting in a fire fight with police, they almost always flee. The national average response time for the police to get to the scene after a call has been made is nine minutes. It's closer to 20 minutes in some cities. Even with a great time of, say, 5 minutes, that's more than enough time for someone to kill several people. Here's a video of a woman who had a conceal carry permit, but because at the time in her state she wasn't allowed to carry it into a restuarant, she left it in her car. It's worth a watch. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6seUD8Pokg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6seUD8Pokg</a> I don't want to make this about anecdotes, but it is relevant to why I carry today, so I'll share. When I was 14, I was attacked in a mall. I was in plain view of at least 20 people who walked by, who saw and heard me crying for help. My little sister was nearby, sobbing. A few of those people pulled out their cell phones to presumably call the authorities, but no one stopped to actually help me. Not even a group of college aged guys that could have ganged up on the guy. Most looked shocked and unsure as to what to do, because they had never prepared themselves to deal with a situation like that. It didn't matter that a couple of them called the cops, because by the time they rolled into the parking lot, my assailant had already dragged me into their car and was driving away. My attacker didn't have a knife or a gun. He relied on brute force. There's no way to know what might have happened if one of those onlookers had been carrying a gun, but like the lady in the video said, the odds would have sure as hell been a lot more in my favor. There's a good chance that the person would not have had to use the gun at all--just pointing it at my attacker and using it as a way to level the playing field would have probably been enough to hold him until the police arrived. You ask about whether I live in a bad neighborhood. The place where I was assaulted was a great neighborhood. I don't carry a gun because I believe that I am going to get in a gun fight tomorrow. I know that statistically, I'll probably never have to use it. I hope that's true, anyway. But if I get really unlucky, or if I see someone who was in a situation like the one I was in, I want to be prepared to help and not just stand by helplessly. And even if I never use it, like I said, the fear of their victims fighting back is a huge disincentive for criminals, and I want to play my part in that. ShootingStar on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350766 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:59:39 +0000 ShootingStar 2350766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Oxana: So I can't really conceptualize why someone would need to carry a concealed weapon. Do you live in a really bad area? Are people regularly assaulted? I have never once in my life felt the need to be armed, and never known any ever to be in a situation that called for it either. I've lived in the suburbs, in the city of Boston, and practically lived in NYC for a while. JoJoGirl on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350738 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:47:47 +0000 JoJoGirl 2350738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, and no toy guns either. I was raise the same way (no toy guns or "playing guns").. DH is Canadian so aligns with me around this. :) MCD919 on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350709 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:35:56 +0000 MCD919 2350709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. DH and I are both against guns in the home. Our close family and friends don't have any either. .twist. on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350707 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:34:29 +0000 .twist. 2350707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope and it's not something I ever see happening in our household. Pepper on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350695 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:28:13 +0000 Pepper 2350695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, and we never will. Mrs D on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350646 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:59:01 +0000 Mrs D 2350646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do not. DH is adamently opposed to guns in a house without a specific reason (i.e. LE, hunting, etc). I generally am supportive of responsible gun ownership. Both my parents have guns. Dad has one - no bullets in the house/weapon is unloaded and kept on the top shelf of his closet. I honestly think he just doesnt know where to get rid of it. Step Dad has several - they are kept in a locked safe, behind multiple doors. My mother is very conscious of grandchildren and hypersensitive about keeping the guns locked away. She did indicate that the other night there was execessive police searching activity in their neighborhood (3 helicopters with spot lights) and my step father got the gun out and put it on the night stand. I told her I understood and reminded her that if DD happened to be at the house I would hope the safety would be on and it would be place in the nightstand drawer - then locked up again immediately when the "concern" was gone. I plan to learn how to fire a gun bc personally I think it just makes sense. We will never have toy guns in our home (we will only have daughters - so maybe it will never be an issue) and I will not allow my kids to play video games where guns are glorified. Cherrybee on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350642 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:58:03 +0000 Cherrybee 2350642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Recent stats show that there are 138,728 people certificated to hold firearms in England and Wales out of a possible 56.6 million people. I'm not one of them and neither is DH! Autumnmama79 on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350616 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:41:34 +0000 Autumnmama79 2350616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. We are in Canada and not part of any gun culture. yin on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350612 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:38:09 +0000 yin 2350612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, and I honestly don't know any family or close friends who own guns. mrsvdv on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350420 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:02:43 +0000 mrsvdv 2350420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. Guns really scare me and I would not be comfortable if I knew my child was in a home where there are guns. rattles on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350415 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:00:18 +0000 rattles 2350415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't. They were standard issue in a former office of mine though, and I enjoy shooting at the range with my dad for sport. (My parents do have guns, and they've always been adamant about gun safety.) At this stage of life, it's not a priority worth the hassle, risk and expense for me. yoursilverlining on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350409 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:53:44 +0000 yoursilverlining 2350409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No guns in our home. Neither of us hunt or do sport-shooting, so we have no need for guns, and IMO the statistical evidence is pretty clear on guns in the home and whether they actually make you any safer. If we had guns, they would be unloaded and locked up apart from ammo…..which means they wouldn't do us much good in an imminent and intimate attack from someone. I know how to handle a hand gun and I’m not afraid to shoot one, but I have zero interest in ever having them in my home – especially with kids. travelgirl1 on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350382 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:37:26 +0000 travelgirl1 2350382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. We won't be allowing toy guns (apart from water pistols) either. Dr. Pepper on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350373 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:34:21 +0000 Dr. Pepper 2350373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. We have several. Too many to count. Probably at least 15? They are all my husbands, so I stopped paying attention. We acquire at least 1 new gun each year. Last year it was our first hand gun! That one I have actually shot. I will not shoot the rifles, shotguns, or anything big. I actually hate guns and am scared of them. But, my husband grew up around guns and is a avid hunter and outdoorsman. When we were pregnant with our first child, he went out on his own and bought a LARGE gun safe. While it isn't pretty in our basement, I love that he is diligent about gun safety and keeping the guns away from our child and me. He still wants to get me a small handgun to keep upstairs in case someone breaks into our house, but since I am afraid of guns, I have said no. avivoca on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350368 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:32:55 +0000 avivoca 2350368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm against guns in the home. I wasn't raised around them, I don't know how to handle them, and I really don't want to know. The thought of my child being able to get her hands on a gun terrifies me. The only gun in our house is an air soft gun that my husband used for paintball and we don't have any cartridges for it. I'm not comfortable with firearms in the house. It's something we disagree on and his family doesn't understand why I'm against it. mrsrain on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350360 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:30:26 +0000 mrsrain 2350360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No guns allowed in our home. Statistically someone is significantly more likely to die by gun (suicide/honicide/accident) if there is a gun in the home. Since we are not hunters, we have no reasonable cause to bring a gun into our home and I'm armament that we continue that way. At least until the zombie apocalypse. josina on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350347 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:26:00 +0000 josina 2350347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband hunts and has several rifles and 2 pistols, some inherited from his grandfather. They are all unloaded and locked in a safe in the basement. Owning a gun means you have to be vigilant about safety, when you're using it, and when you're not. I can't even grasp the idea of people leaving loaded guns around for their children to find and play with. LuLu Mom on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350316 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:11:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 2350316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have hunting riffles and shotguns, in a locked gun safe in our basement. In our area guns are very common, I grew up around them and you better believe we were taught gun safety and I do the same with my children. I knew very well growing up that you NEVER touch the guns in our house, and we had them everywhere as my dad is a collector of vintage riffles and such. It was ingrained in our brains as it is and will be in our children. looch on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350308 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:04:29 +0000 looch 2350308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, we do not have any guns in our house. My husband is former military (he served in Switzerland) and I think they have a great model. You can have a gun, in fact, most men have one in their home, but the only way you can get ammunition is from the military, when you report for active duty. They are also very strict about people crossing into the country and there is no black market. MOMTOLITTLEB on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350306 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:03:39 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2350306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, my husband wouldn't be opposed to owning one but he never has and would of course need proper training. It doesn't matter because I am completely against it. hummusgirl on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350300 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:58:53 +0000 hummusgirl 2350300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ChiCalGoBee: Agree completely on the outdated law thing. This is a great PSA that gets to that issue: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LORVfnFtcH0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LORVfnFtcH0</a> Winterbee15 on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/3#post-2350287 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:52:03 +0000 Winterbee15 2350287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH is in LE and hunts so, yes, definitely. Synchronicity on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/2#post-2350258 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:40:20 +0000 Synchronicity 2350258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, never ever. Eko on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/2#post-2350244 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:30:43 +0000 Eko 2350244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH grew up hunting and has a set of rifles from his dad, but since DH no longer hunts his brother has them. I would not mind if we had them in the house, but there is just no need since DH doesn't hunt anymore. My IL's have them as my FIL hunts frequently but they are very securely locked up and I'm not concerned at all about Lo's safety. DS will actually learn to shoot and go hunting when he is old enough. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/2#post-2350181 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:50:55 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2350181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a pellet gun that isn't a "real" gun, but DH says it could kill someone. So to me, we are a household with a gun. :bummed: I have been to a gun range with a friend, but by no means am.comfortable with a gun. At some point DH will likely teach me how to shoot and when kids are old enough them as well. We haven't securely stored the pellet gun, but will soon before the holidays when we have friends with kids over. It's hard to say if we will always be a house with a gun. Oxana on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/2#post-2350178 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:45:26 +0000 Oxana 2350178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have several firearms in our home, some for hunting and some for protection. I have a concealed carry permit and often carry a gun on my person, as well. We'll teach our kids to shoot at the age of 9, which is the the norm around here. :happy: ChiCalGoBee on "Do you have guns in your house?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-guns-in-your-house/page/2#post-2350135 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:58:22 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2350135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ChitownRo: Pretty much this. I cannot believe that, as a teacher, I have to go through the physical and mental exercise as to what I would do if a gunman/woman was on campus, trying to hurt my children. Not trying to stir anything up-truly-but I think a law created for the way people lived in 1791 likely needs revision for our 21st century population and way of life. Hunting rifles are one thing-automatic guns are another thing entirely.