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MojoTexas wrote:I'd just lay down the law that if any of your daughters' inquisitive boyfriends even THINKS about touching one of your guns, it will NOT be pretty. If you're worried about it, just make sure and bring up the subject with any boys your daughter brings home. I like the idea of always "cleaning the guns" when the boys come over....

MojoTexas

Thanks Mojo. To be clear, there would never be a chance to actually get a hold of one of the guns. It is only the ammo that I am relaxing on. All guns are always secured.

So I'm less concerned about the future boyfriends touching my guns than I am about them touching other more important off limit things.

rm9792 wrote:

terryg wrote:The girls arent a problem, the nosy boyfriends will be the problem.

They are going to be a problem no matter what.

hirundo82 wrote:

terryg wrote:

shootthesheet wrote:It is the friends of theirs I wouldn't trust.

Yeah, your exactly right! That said, should I keep them locked up for this reason?

Yes, you should definitely keep your daughter's friends locked up. Personally, I feel this way about all teenagers.

shootthesheet wrote:It is the friends of theirs I wouldn't trust.

Yeah, your exactly right! That said, should I keep them locked up for this reason?

Excaliber wrote:The only potential downside I can think of is that if someone were to find those, it's not a stretch to figure out that where there are magazines there are guns nearby. If that connection would be a problem, you might want to make them a bit harder to find, but there's no need to keep them under lock and key.

I should be ok here. The safe is screwed into the cabinet shelf and these are pretty stout night stands. They would pretty much need to cart off the whole thing. Not that they couldn't do it - but they would have to be pretty motivated. Hopefully they would go for the HD TV or my wifes jewelery or something like that first. (Did I just say that? Sorry dear.)

Thanks for the reply's. I remember reading about someone on this forum that had a round roll of the table and hit just perfectly to ignite the primer. It probably couldn't be repeated (with out a hammer) in a million tries - but I know it is at least possible.

Here was the story:
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I figured I was just being too (substitute adjective of choice to indicate clenched rear end).

It may be time for me to eat some crow - anybody got a good recipe?

I have argued here a few times for responsible (and intentional) gun ownership. For me, much of this centers around properly securing weapons when they are not on your direct person or otherwise under your control. This is particularly important to me if you have children of any age living in your home. I think quick access safes are a must unless you simply never have children in your home.

Personally, I have always also kept the loaded magazines in my quick access safe which is in the bottom cabinet of my nightstand. But now that I have been carrying more frequently, I am tempted to leave the extra mags in the top drawer of the night stand - for space (as I have a few pistols in there now) and convenience.

My girls are now teenagers, so there isn't much risk of them playing with the ammo or teething on it or any thing like that. What do you think? Am I hypocritically lowering my standards or acknowledging the changing risks in my home?