Gun ownership
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I re-read the letter, and it sounds like the talk of carrying a gun/worries about not being able to protect his family started shortly after your child was born. It could be that becoming a parent brought out some underlying issues for your husband (sort of like a male postpartum anxiety). Becoming a parent can do that to a person! Especially if he was already prone to worrying. Has anything else been going on in his/your life – illness, job insecurity? If he is open to it, seeing a counselor to work through that anxiety might help too. Wanting to carry a gun might be his way of trying to control the circumstances of his life, all reason to the contrary.
I’ve always been firmly anti-guns in the house – Steve Nash recently wrote an excellent piece about it and if I’m remembering correctly for every time a gun is used in a house for self-defense (and not necessarily successfully) there are 22 times where one is involved in an accident/murder/suicide etc. If you want to feel safer at home get a big dog.
As far as carrying one around in public to feel safer – pretty much what everyone else has said. My boyfriend does carry a loaded firearm most of the time, but he’s also a federal agent and ex-military. He has had tons of training in not just shooting but also gun safety. He’s also trained in what to do when sh*t goes down when he’s off-duty. I don’t think Timmy with the handgun and some gun range time is going to be of any use in those high stress situations. I would absolutely put my foot down if I were in your shoes.
I never understood wanting to keep a gun at home for protection but then keeping it all locked up – you probably aren’t going to have time to get to it if it’s actually needed so it’s moot. And yes, it needs to be locked up.
As to the second point: I can’t wrap my head around wanting to tote a loaded gun around in case someone starts shooting. If someone who shoots for a living has little to no chance of hitting what does Johnny BigGun think he’s gonna do? Make you and your family a target that’s what. The best thing you could do I imagine is just get the hell out of there.
I’m sure a lot of this is cultural but it is SO bizarre to me that this is considered a viable option. A gun in your house is inviting trouble. If your husband wants to protect your family the best thing he can do statistically is not get one.
I just want leave the true story of one of the best USA shooter’s death in 2013 here ( who American Sniper film was based on). Now if this man couldn’t protect himself with a gun, at shooting range & with a friend who was also a good shot, then who can? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/03/sniper-chris-kyle-shot-dead
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/day-chris-kyle-died-text-777380
I read something the other day but I’m not sure if it’s true – I am asking the gun-owners for verification.
Do you have to update your homeowner’s insurance to indicate you have firearms?
Do your insurance rates go up or down if you put a gun in the home?
If they go down – well then maybe your husband could make the “safety” argument. If they go up, I think you have a different answer.
Hahaha! Some of you people here are so revved up about this issue. I think yall SHOULD look into “mean world syndrome” because honestly we are in the safest era the entire world has ever seen…. EVER. And YES armed citizens HAVE stopped mass shootings. It has happened quite a few times. Dont lie.
The only real reason I see that someone would have good standing for refusing their partner protection is if there are toddlers in the home but if there is a gun safe in the home and responsibility is exercised that shouldnt be a problem. The media is hyping up so many issues and everyone just feeds into it like sheep.
Oh never mind, I guess there are a few.
As soon as you call everyone sheep, you lose any chance of anyone even considering your nonfactual claim.
Don’t be a dick! It’s not that hard.
My homeowners insurance never asked if I had a gun. Idk if I was supposed to self-declare… maybe I’ll go home today and read my policy and see what it has to say.
Liability
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, living in a home that contains a gun increases homicide risk by 40 percent. If you keep a gun in your home, your home insurance underwriter may adjust your rates based on potential risk, opt not to cover you at all, or make you adhere to certain requirements involving gun storage and safety. If you have a criminal record involving using a firearm, your insurance company may raise your rates or opt not to cover you. If you don’t disclose that you own a firearm, your insurance company may deny a future claim involving the gun. Of course, this varies with each insurance company, so ask your agent for specific details.Owning a gun can subject you to heavy liability in the event of an accident or event involving the firearm. Even using your weapon against an intruder in your own home could create hefty legal ramifications and even require you to pay financial compensation to the person (or people) injured in the event. Since a basic home insurance policy has a $100,000 liability limit, you may want to consider purchasing a personal umbrella policy to give yourself additional protection. An umbrella policy will give you extra liability coverage not just for guns, but any accidents or events for which you could be named personally liable.
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