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Stick to your guns...no pun intended.

I have various blood relatives and inlaws that are uncomfortable with me being armed or with the fact there are guns in the house. I used a two-pronged approach in that A.) I conduct myself rationally and have communicated what I believe is the purpose of firearms and under which conditions I would use them. B.) I have communicated clearly that the protection of MY family is MY responsibility and I will take whatever steps are needed to ensure their safety. I even told the mother-in-law during a heated debate that if she wants to move in and stand guard around my wife and child, then that's fine, I'll get rid of the guns. Until that time, I will take whatever steps are neccessary to ensure their safety.

For the most part, it's become largely a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. Certain relatives and inlaws don't ask me if I'm carrying and I don't offer the information either.