Do you carry when visting friends/family? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

jtkratzer · 12-16-2007, 12:40 PM

With the holidays coming up and what not, when you go visit family/friends, do you carry at their houses? On my dad's side of the family, the only other person who might be carrying is my cousin who's a New Jersey LEO and he might be required to carry while off duty, but we'll be at my grandparents' place in PA, so I don't know if he'll be carrying or not. Other than him, I'm the only other person in the family who does carry. On my mom's side, I don't think anyone does. I doubt anyone does on my wife's side either.

Just curious how you handle it. I want to be respectful and not have any bad surprises.

Apdl · 12-16-2007, 12:42 PM

nope, most of them are haters
I really don't even talk about it around them

robinsre · 12-16-2007, 12:43 PM

Yep. My mom gives me ****, but I politely tell her its not really any of her business.

jtkratzer · 12-16-2007, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robinsre

Yep. My mom gives me ****, but I politely tell her its not really any of her business.

I understand where you're coming from, but I want to be respectful of other people's houses, ya know what I mean?

My parents understand, but I don't know how they feel about a loaded gun being toted around the house. Most of the time they don't even know it's on me.

I'm wondering more about the in-laws than anybody else. Most of them hunt, and the wife's uncle has a pistol he keeps in the truck, but I don't know if he carries it at all...

tenring · 12-16-2007, 12:59 PM

its a concealed weapon, it should never become an issue.

UtahConcealer · 12-16-2007, 12:59 PM

i carry everywhere i go - if i'm going somewhere that i know doesnt like the idea of guns in the house i just dress to ensure that i'm not going to print. i'm sure that if it came down to me having to use it to protect them they wouldnt mind i was carrying. when i become LEO my chief requires us to carry off duty at all times so they wont have a choice then.

tenring · 12-16-2007, 12:59 PM

its a concealed weapon, it should never become an issue, unless you need it, in which case they will hopefully be singing your praises

I do remember one time when a relative expressed shock that someone would think it was necessary to carry around a loaded gun, and she was worried about it being around kids. Of course my father in law and I were both sitting at the table with our pistols concealed, so that was pretty funny. Once we explained how careful we are about safety and why a person would need to carry in her neighborhood, she was fine with it. If you aren't a crazy idiot about it, it might be an opportunity to educate your relatives about the issue.

UtahConcealer · 12-16-2007, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenring

its a concealed weapon, it should never become an issue.

+1

jtkratzer · 12-16-2007, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenring

its a concealed weapon, it should never become an issue, unless you need it, in which case they will hopefully be singing your praises

I do remember one time when a relative expressed shock that someone would think it was necessary to carry around a loaded gun, and she was worried about it being around kids. Of course my father in law and I were both sitting at the table with our pistols concealed, so that was pretty funny. Once we explained how careful we are about safety and why a person would need to carry in her neighborhood, she was fine with it. If you aren't a crazy idiot about it, it might be an opportunity to educate your relatives about the issue.

I don't think any of our family is anti at all, I was just curious. I agree about it being concealed and not an issue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by UtahConcealer

i carry everywhere i go - if i'm going somewhere that i know doesnt like the idea of guns in the house i just dress to ensure that i'm not going to print. i'm sure that if it came down to me having to use it to protect them they wouldnt mind i was carrying. when i become LEO my chief requires us to carry off duty at all times so they wont have a choice then.

With that situation, it's not even really optional. I'm wondering about my cousin from NJ on whether or not he's even allowed to carry off duty in another state since he's from NJ and it's practically a "shall not issue" state.

robinsre · 12-16-2007, 01:13 PM

I don't understand how it's rude to carry a personal firearm into another person's house.

You're presumably not flashing it at them. You're presumably not setting it down where their children can get a hold of it, and if you're careful they're not even seeing it. I don't think it's any more rude than wearing a piece of jewelry or your favorite shirt to someone's party.

12-16-2007, 12:40 PM	#1
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,542	Do you carry when visting friends/family? With the holidays coming up and what not, when you go visit family/friends, do you carry at their houses? On my dad's side of the family, the only other person who might be carrying is my cousin who's a New Jersey LEO and he might be required to carry while off duty, but we'll be at my grandparents' place in PA, so I don't know if he'll be carrying or not. Other than him, I'm the only other person in the family who does carry. On my mom's side, I don't think anyone does. I doubt anyone does on my wife's side either. Just curious how you handle it. I want to be respectful and not have any bad surprises. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

12-16-2007, 12:42 PM	#2
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,361	nope, most of them are haters I really don't even talk about it around them __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win Bushmaster M4A3 EBR Build in progress

12-16-2007, 12:43 PM	#3
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,929	Yep. My mom gives me ****, but I politely tell her its not really any of her business. __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

12-16-2007, 12:59 PM	#5
tenring XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MI Posts: 971	its a concealed weapon, it should never become an issue. __________________ "The Sound of freedom is a .45 empty bouncing off the ground" ~ Rob Leatham

12-16-2007, 12:59 PM	#6
UtahConcealer XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. Ut Posts: 3,648 Blog Entries: 4	i carry everywhere i go - if i'm going somewhere that i know doesnt like the idea of guns in the house i just dress to ensure that i'm not going to print. i'm sure that if it came down to me having to use it to protect them they wouldnt mind i was carrying. when i become LEO my chief requires us to carry off duty at all times so they wont have a choice then. __________________ UtahConcealer Husband, Father, and LEO Classics, not textbooks Mentors, not professors Inspire, not require Structure time, not content Quality, not conformity Simplicity, not complexity You, not them -unknown

12-16-2007, 01:13 PM	#10
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,929	I don't understand how it's rude to carry a personal firearm into another person's house. You're presumably not flashing it at them. You're presumably not setting it down where their children can get a hold of it, and if you're careful they're not even seeing it. I don't think it's any more rude than wearing a piece of jewelry or your favorite shirt to someone's party. __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode