12/15 Etiquette question: Mother's boyfriend claims to have a ccw permit.
Mother and boyfriend came over to visit family, boyfriend brought his
9mm into the house concealed in a fanny pack without asking or informing
anyone that he is armed. His actual ability with the gun is completely
unknown - he may actually even have a ccw permit. House has a new baby
in it and baby's mother (my gf) is strongly opposed to random guns in
the house (though she supports 2nd amendment and comes from a gun
owning family) due to her nearly dying as a child due to a gun
accident.
The question is, should I have called boyfriend out for this? I
accidentally discovered gun while putting his stuff in the closet,
decided not to say anything until they left, at which point gf flipped
out. He's a bit of a jackass in general so I mostly avoid confrontation
with him.
\_ You need to confront your mother, not the boyfriend. The bf
hardly knows you, and typical gun owners treat their guns
as babies so you're not going to get any mileage by talking
down on his babies. I would refuse to invite your mother,
period.
\_ Bullshit. Any responsible gun owner will respect someone's
wishes not to bring a gun into their house. If the BF can't
handle that he can wait in the car.
\_ Seconded.
\_ Not all gun owners are responsible. CCW does not imply
you're a mature grown up.
\_ If you aren't a mature grown up she probably doubly
doesn't want a dude with a gun in her house.
\_ As a CCW holder, I think you should have called him on it. My
personal rule is that I don't bring a gun into a home without
permission. Furthermore, I would never let it off my body. And my
carry weapon has a safety on the slide and an external hammer, so it
is impossible to go off without some effort. A CCW holder is
required to carry his permit if he's got his weapon, so you could
just ask to see it.
\_ Why even tell your baby's mama about this? Seems like it would
just rile her up for no reason. I would talk to this guy later,
one on one and just ask him to not bring guns into my house. If
you want to, you can wimp out and say "my baby's momma doesn't
like them." |