Which is any child old enough to walk. They may not understand the ramifications, but they need to know what to do when Mommy and Daddy go into emergency mode and that we never talk about the weapon in front of anyone.seamusTX wrote: The only people that need to know are your spouse, children old enough to understand, or significant others who may be with you when you are attacked, and acquaintances who fully understand the gravity of armed self defense.
By the time a child is two years old, they will know what a gun is and likely have seen it going onto a parent.
As to revealing, I have twin brother best friends that I have known since eighth grade. They both have been shooting with me and know I carry. I was visiting one who had been recently married to a really sweet girl and he had a step daughter and a young son.
I was sitting on their couch; she blew me away when out of the blue she was asking what I thought was a good home defense weapon (tactical pump IMHO). My friend then asked about getting a CHL and told his wife I carried nearly 24/7. He asked if I was carrying now and I said yes. He thought it was hilarious because they had no idea. She wanted to see it, the kids were out and the door was locked so I produced my 23, cleared it and handed it my friend and his wife. I knew my friend was familiar with handguns but had no idea she was so comfortable. They were shocked that I had so effectively concealed such a "large" weapon. That went into what kind of equipment, where to go, tactics, etc. To make a short story long, they are both CHL now. But, I knew them well and knew what to expect when given that information. Most of my family knows and assumes I have it at gatherings, you just need to really know who your dealing with.
Man, I need to look them up.