Does your house mark you as a gun owner?

[LiquidTension]

The only indications of gun ownership are in my bedroom, and the only people that go in there are people that I know well. The cleaning lady doesn't even go in there, per my instructions. It's obvious once you're in there though, as that's where my reloading setup and cleaning area is. Everything else is in the safe in a locked area that only has a few keys, and they aren't left laying around.

 

[Mannlicher]

The exterior of my home might give me away. The old F-100 has Ruger, S&W and Colt decals on the rear window.
Inside, who cares. Guns are locked up, the alarm, dogs, and locks all work.

 

[fixyurgun]

ya think?

the gunsmith sign/shop out front might be a clue to the brighter bgs. the mean dog and meaner residents i hope will covince them to find a softer target .
jim

 

[38SnubFan]

A couple Oleg Volk posters by the apartment door, and all the gun rags end up in the bathroom (got to have something to keep busy during #2s ). Other than that, the unloaded/not-in-use gun(s) is/are kept hidden in the bedroom.

So, no, I can't say my place marks me as a gun owner. Then again, the only visitors to my home are those who already know I'm a gun owner.

-38SnubFan

 

[Trebor]

The sandbags and razor wire are pretty visible. You won't notice the land mines until it's too late. I don't seem to get many visitors. Wonder why...?

 

[Control Group]

Having bought my first gun just a few weeks ago (and my second a week after that...how do you spell "instantaneous addiction," again?), I would imagine my apartment isn't too indicative. If nothing else, it hasn't had time to be gradually taken over.

But I have to say, I see a lot of people in this thread explaining how low-profile they keep their hobby. I can certainly understand the impulse, particularly if you live in an area/state that's especially anti. And the security concerns are very real. I do wonder, though, if RKBA would be better served by all responsible gun owners being as open as possible about it. It seems to me that keeping the hobby hidden like it's a dirty secret can only contribute to the ignorance and almost superstitious fear that so many people seem to have about guns in general.

For myself, I've got one of my first targets tacked up to the wall of my cube at work (a sketch of a zombie on 11x17, of all things), and all my friends knew as soon as I bought a gun. Of course, it's easy for me - WI, despite being one of the four "CCW est verboten" states, isn't particularly anti in culture.

*shrug*

Just my thoughts as a newbie, take them with an appropriately-sized grain of salt.

 

[Rico567]

Lots of very good responses to this thread. Like most, I practice a high degree of "stealth" in what is on view in the house. One would have to go to the basement reloading area to get a clue of what else may be around....and of course that "else" is about as secure as it's possible to be in a domestic situation. That is a good thing nowadays, because many states have passed laws in the past decade -of varying degrees of stringency- regarding the responsiblity of gun owners in maintaining the security of firearms.

What I think has been emphasized here to a far lesser degree, but may be even more important, is following a "loose lips sink ships" principle. If I don't know you (or unless I run into you at the range, where it's pretty obvious I'm a gun owner) you're not going to hear anything from me that will hint at gun ownership. This has been my practice of long standing, and my children, now grown, were under strict instruction from an early age that this was NOT something discussed outside the household.

 

[RavenVT100]

Don't get me wrong; I am very open about it with people, but only after I've known them for some time and have established that they don't drink the kool-aid.

There is no way in hell I will ever let on to a total or near-stranger that I own guns.

 

[Antjo]

I have nothing in/on my house, on my car or person that would ever tip someone off to my being a gun enthusiast. People tend to freak prematurely and it also makes you a target for thieves. If people know you have guns, they know where to steal them. It seems to work out better for me when after I know someone for awhile they "find out" that I'm a NRA member and CCW holder. Then they already know that I'm not some "crazy gun nut." The whole idea behind me carrying a gun is that noone knows it's there anyway right?

 

[jamz]

Not with me, all my gun stuff is in the furnace room. ( I do store the reloading supplies elsewhere though, but it's boxed away).

You can sure tell I have kids though. Crap everywhere!


-James

 

[Nitram68]

perhaps if someone saw my gunsafe they may suspect but other than that, no, not me.

 

[nhhillbilly]

Let's just say the cruiser in the driveway, Steel plates in the yard. Targets stands in the yard. I would say the house say's gun owner.

 

[Northslope Nimrod]

Outdoor/wildlife decoration with a rustic tone. NRA sticker on my truck and one on the baby stroller. (yes! on the stroller...cool whu?) Elk racks down stairs and one in the garage. Rifleman and Eastman magazines laying around..........I would say they would guess me as a gun toter.

 

[mrkubota]

Gun owner? Nah! Nothing obvious here...

Just kidding... (obligatory California storage compliance regs have been followed. No cats, dogs, or small children were harmed during the filming of this segment)

 

[Trisha]

I suppose I can rest easy - most people don't equate Gay Pride (flag, bumper sticker) stuff with gun ownership yet.



Other than that, EMS/Star of Life is visible most everywhere around the house. There's always at least one radio and one scanner on.

Most of the artwork has a clear & unmistakable lesbian theme.



Very.

Trisha

 

[sigman4rt]

Absolutly, best camo in the world. Hide in plain sight.

 

[tvdilbert]

If someone were to walk into my living room right now, they would see:

2 100 round boxes of .45 filled with brass
1 box of 5.56 (20 rounds)
2 30 round AR-15 magazines
1 10 round AR-15 Magazine
3 50 round .45 ammo boxes
1 100 round .45 ammo box
1 1911 Magazine loaded with Winchester JHP
1 1911 in it's holster
1 1911 Magazine, loaded, an clip-on magazine holder
Assorted knives

Knife and gear catalogs are preferred reading in the bathroom.

- Jon -

 

[Missourigunner]

Does your house mark you as a gunowner

I have 4 Rifles in a Rack in my living Room. The rest os my Firearms are in a Gun Safe in my spare bedroom. Ammo and Cleaning gear are stored in my Gun safe.

 

[Barbara]

I had this come up last week for our adoption/guardianship visit.

Hide all the gun stuff? Don't?

I didn't.

I hid some of it so I didn't look like a complete whackjob but left the kiddo's trap vest and one of his bb guns out in his room, the picture in the living room of the flappers shooting revolvers, the Mexican paper mache figurine of an old woman with a rifle, the books on the bookshelf, the ammunition next to the gun safe, etc. I did make sure all guns were locked up but that's pretty much the case anyway because of the kids and their friends. The child also told her that he likes to shoot trap, along with all his other hobbies.

There was an interesting moment when she picked up a decorated (empty) flower pot and some 9 mm fell out of the bottom, but she didn't say anything. I swear, I don't remember putting that in there.

The report was great, so I guess it turned out ok.

 

[Ridge]

Nice Air-Cooled Mister Kubota

 

[2400]

There is nothing on our house, vehicles, or in the front rooms to let you know we're shooters. If we know you well enough you may see the safes and other things we have.

my roommate's Glock is sitting on the coffee table, and my XD is sitting on the end table beside me (both unloaded)

How do unloaded guns work for protection?

 

[misANTHrope]

They don't. At that time, I had just finished cleaning the XD. I think my roomie was tinkering with the Glock. The "home protection" pistol stays loaded, it just wasn't in the living room.

 

[Wedge]

It would take someone about 5 seconds to figure out I was a gunowner if they were looking in the right spots. Otherwise it could take them 10 seconds. The reloading bench is set up in the office and I am aquiring a nice little collection of books. I don't advertise but I don't hide it either.

 

[phorvick]

Inside the house, there is no obvious clue. However, to get in to the house you park the car in our parking area and there is a mini outdoor range with targets right there. If the person then looks on the ground, they will see thousands of casings. I tell people that I pour the casings onto the road to help with traction in the winters.

 

[Drizzt]

Does your house mark you as a gun owner?

other than the range markers in the yard and hardpoints on the deck? no.