Poll for those that want to remain anonymous... No judgement. Just curious how common gun ownership is on HB.
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Interesting.
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Nope. I've never even held a gun.
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We have inherited a rifle that sits unloaded on the top shelf of our closet, hidden behind some junk. We dont even own any shells for it, but it was DH's grandfather's and he keeps it for nostalgia reasons.
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I voted yes but the only gun we have is an antique rifle that was dh's grandfather's. DH wants abother but I am stalling...I really don't. My dad is a government conspiracy theorist though and I honestly don't even know how many he has...a LOT.
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DH has a 9mm handgun and a 22 rifle. I live in the south, so in general more people I know have guns than don't.
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Edited to be a little less vehement. There will never be a gun in our household, ever. DH and I are firmly anti-guns - and fortunately, we live in a country where guns aren't really allowed so it's not an issue.
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Was raised around firearms. Used for hunting. We sold since we no longer hunt. Personal opinion (that I was raised with) is that everyone should know how to handle/operate a firearm. We were taught that for safety purposes (so that you know how to be safe around them), hunter's safety was actually part of our school curriculum!
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Not even toy ones.
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@twodoghouse: ditto
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Yes. Several rifles and a handgun. We go hunting on our ranch often.
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No, we do not. When we first moved in together, my husband had a hunting rifle his dad had given him. I was not thrilled. He doesn't hunt, so it wasn't something he used or needed. He no longer has it, and has no plans to get another one. My parents were (and are) so strongly anti-gun, that it seems normal to me.
I was a live in nanny for a family who did own guns and had them in the house. The dad hunted, kept the guns locked in a cabinet in the basement, where the kids were not allowed to go alone, and very rarely went at all. It seemed perfectly safe and didn't bother me.
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No guns and will never have one. A Louisville Slugger is all the protection I need.
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@Greentea: I completely agree.
Yes, we do.
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No. Although dh keeps telling me we'll inherit my fil's guns one day to prepare me for it.
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Nope. Neither of us even know how to use a gun.
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@travellingbee: @twodoghouse: double ditto
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No. Neither DH or I hunt nor do we feel like we need a gun for protection. I was robbed at gunpoint once so guns terrify me.
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Nope. We don't personally own any. But we are in the South so many friends do. And I always ask about guns when my daughter will be at another person's home.
I feel like gun ownership is such a hugely polarizing topic and that I'm super weird by being very middle of road. I believe in the rights of individuals to bear arms. But I also don't see why any would oppose stricter background checks and longer waiting periods to purchase one.
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@Truth Bombs: I agree with you completely.
I think it's always worth inquiring about whether or not there are guns at someone's house when on a play date or something. I say that because we were on one once (I posted about it here before) and my one year old pulled a LOADED pistol out from under a chair. Yes. That actually happened.
So now I'm wary when we're out and about. I'm not wary at home with my husband's guns because they are properly locked stored and NOT loaded.
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I don't see the point. I don't hunt, so I wouldn't need it for that purpose, and for protection it would be pointless bc I would always keep locked away in a safe and no one who wants to harm me is going to wait while I go retrieve it. I have no desire to ever touch a gun, and if I were in a situation where I needed to use one I would hesitate anyways.
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We don't and I don't think we ever will (although this did make me realize we'll probably inherit some). My husband's father is a cop and a hunter and DH grew up with guns in the house, always unloaded and always locked in a gun safe. And I believe everyone in my husband's family has guns and with the way they treat gun safety, I've always been more concerned with their pools rather than their guns.
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We don't now but will in the future. DH just got his pistol permit. He was in the military and guns are of interest to him (the history and mechanics) so he wants to own one. Luckily he is trained and we are very much on the same page about storage and security and measures to keep it out of our sons hands.
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We do not have any toy guns because guns are not toys. But yes, we do have guns locked in a gun safe in the basement (which has a sliding lock to get down there as well). DH is a hunter and hopes for DS to be one day as well. We both have our CPLs (even though we do not carry, especially since having a child) and enjoy target shooting. Our children will be raised to handle guns responsibly.
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We do. DH is a hunter and grew up in a law enforcement household, so he's always had guns around. I never had guns in the house, so it has been an adjustment for me.
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None in my house. They scare me, but I wasn't raised around them. But I always assume people do have guns in their house. I live in an area where hunting is very popular so I think most people do have them in their house.
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Yep one handgun locked away in a biometric safe unloaded and out of reach in a hidden closet. Dh has his license and took all of the classes necessary including ongoing training.
I have never held a gun. But am planning on taking a class or two so I'm aware in case of any emergency.
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We live in Texas...... So yes.
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My answer is no, but I am open to the idea given proper storage conditions. Which would be out of reach from kids, fingerprint + coded safe. Gun stored separately from ammo. If we ever got one we would both obviously go for training and safety. We would store in the basement and the basement would remain locked at all times.
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No, I don't quite understand it and honestly it's one of my biggest concerns about our potential move to the US.
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No
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Yep, several that were inherited from my Dad. I was raised that everyone should know about guns and gun safety. I took hunters safety in middle school. For what it is worth the guns and ammo are kept locked in separate safes.
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@twodoghouse: @travellingbee: @clover: I'm curious as to the toy guns. We don't own any real ones and are very anti gun. And we don't have kids yet so no toys in general. I, and I'm fairly certain my wife would agree, would prefer our future kids not to play with toy guns. However, her dad is an interesting character and a bit of a bully, and he likes to do things like bb guns and lots of toy guns. How do you all handle a situation like this, whether with a relative or friend?
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I voted no, because we don't have any in our current household, but I grew up with several in the house because my dad hunts and I think there was also a pistol inherited from a grandparent. I never thought twice about seeing rifles because I was used to it being from a hunting family. Thinking back though I have no idea where the shells were kept nor would I have known how to load a gun or use it.
If my husband ever wants to get into hunting with my dad, which is a strong possibility, I'm fine with having a rifle in the house as long as everyone is trained on safety/usage and it's kept where kids can't access it.
@Truth Bombs: I don't think your perspective is weird. I feel the exact same way.
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Yes, but DH is in Law Enforcement so only his for work!
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Yes. Just for hunting. We are in Canada so it's certainly not easy to get a gun. And i would have no idea how to get access to one of ours (locks upon locks) and I can't remember where the ammo is stored. Not with the guns. The laws are super strict here about guns.
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I grew up in a house with rifles, but don't see the need now that I live in the suburbs. My dad only ever used a gun to keep groundhogs out of our garden. I learned gun safety and used a BB gun for fun (target practice into a coke bottle).
DH grew up in the city then suburbs and feels no need for a gun either.
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Yes. When we (well, dh, eta, it's necessary for his job) first had one it did sort of freak me out. I even worried about sleep walking! But I've learned how to use them and about gun safety and so now I feel a lot more comfortable. I like to think that I could defend myself and the kids if necessary but I really won't know until it happens (and hopefully it never does.) One safe is coded, 6 combos of #s, and the other is biometric. We will keep reevaluating what we own and how they're stored as the kids grow..
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@2farmmoms: both of our parents owned shotguns but aren't exactly enthusiasts. We haven't had to deal with this from relatives yet. I guess if he gets gift as guns as some point we will talk about it then.
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I inherited a lovely pearl handle revolver. It's beautiful but more of an antique display piece. I grew up in a Pro-Gun rights home as was DH. I know how to shoot and handle guns properly. We will teach our children proper handling when they are of an appropriate maturity level.
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