Question about carrying in others home

[Soccerdad1995]

I have a few neighbors and friends who know that I carry, and they trust me, whether they own their own guns or not. Most of the time, if I remove my coat to stay awhile, they don't even flinch or act funny, because they know me. I do have a friend with young grandchildren visiting at times, and I will remain concealed for the curious child's sake.

By the way, we're lucky in Texas, because when I lived and carried concealed in Arkansas, the law says that if you enter any private residence, you must immediately inform the resident that you are carrying a concealed handgun. It's the law. In Texas, you're not required to mention it, so I don't.

I think we need that same law here in Texas, but for liberals instead of guns. A liberal is MUCH more dangerous to me and mine than a legally armed citizen will ever be.

[pushpullpete]

I agree with the general consensus, "don't ask, don't tell".
If I love and respect the person whose home I am visiting I ask, otherwise it just stays concealed.
When I visit my daughter & son-in-law I disarm.
My daughter doesn't have a problem but my s-i-l is not comfortable with it, I respect him and it is
his home. He admits that he is fine with my carrying any other time even with the grandkids around
as he knows I am careful with all my tools.

[tbrown]

He told me he'd NEVER carry a gun as he thinks to do so is immoral, but yeah, he'd reluctantly let me defend him or his family with my mine.

Philippians 2:12

[The Annoyed Man]

I too have experienced a similar attitude from an extremely liberal guy I know.

He told me he'd NEVER carry a gun as he thinks to do so is immoral, but yeah, he'd reluctantly let me defend him or his family with my mine.

I have yet to decide if he's simply blathering obfuscation to cover his cowardice or just a weak minded jerk...

Whenever someone expresses this kind of idiocy to me, I'll ask him something like "so, if you came home unexpectedly, and walked into your living room to find a violent felon raping your wife, and you had a .38 revolver handy, you wouldn't use it to stop the attack on your wife? If not, then why does she stay with you? You obviously don't care enough about her to use lethal force to protect her, if lethal force is called for."

That typically gets a response like "well of COURSE I'd use an available gun to stop such a thing!" ........to which I then respond with something like, "REALLY? That's OK for you to use a gun to defend a loved one, but immoral for me? Nice bit of elitist rationalizing there. "

Frankly, I find it difficult respect the opinions of people who either (A) think that use of deadly force in self defense is somehow immoral, or more stupid yet, (B) that use of some kinds of deadly force in self-defense are more moral to use than others. Deadly force is deadly force; and self-defense is self-defense. It is either legitimate to use deadly force in self-defense if one is in fear of one's life or the life of another, or it not. Whenever the use of deadly force in self-defense has a legitimate application, then the mechanism by which it is applied has no moral content of its own.

[AJSully421]

I am a self-employed health insurance agent, I mostly sell Medicare plans. I am in a few stranger's homes every day, but usually people 65+. I conceal a G19.

"No ask, no tell" is my carry policy.

If someone saw it and asked me to leave, I would leave. No problem.