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I guess I am in the 'don't ask, don't tell' camp...

The only home I have been in that I would even think it MIGHT be an issue is the home of one of the doctors my wife works for. He hosts the company Christmas party every other year. He is a liberal democrat and anti-gun to some extent but It has never been a subject of discussion between he and I personally.

Every year, the employees collect and buy the doctors gifts every Christmas. One of the new doctors asked for a lever 30.30. My wife asked me if their budget could get him one. I saw how much they were going to spend and told her that it was doable. In the end, we gave him a toy lever gun and a gift card to Gander Mountain (that was his fallback if we couldn't get him a gun...lol.) I would have so loved to present him with a lever gun but we decided not to in favor of avoiding a possible stink in a guy's own home.

Do I carry a gun at the Christmas party every year? Yes, I do. Has he ever asked or said anything about it? No. I would not be surprised if he thought or knew I was armed at any given time. Most every one at the practice asks my wife to call me when they have gun questions, so it is well known that I am a 'gun guy'. When I am at the office (which they lease from one of the local hospitals and is invalidly posted due to size,) I am fairly certain everyone assumes I have a gun on me and I have never had anyone even mention it.

Kind of a 'don't start none and there won't be none' kinda thing. If I don't say anything about it, they probably won't either. They can then remain (sometimes consciously I might add) blissfully ignorant. The way I see it, others' ignorance is my bliss a lot of the time...