nchawkeye
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Do you display your flintlock or other guns in your home
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Even your sub-12 guns have to be locked up, don't they?
I remember that. He had several revolvers on display on a wall, and they grabbed'm all!
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The three flint guns I have sit in the shop where I can see them..
Mine stay out of sight. I have three dogs a 65 #, a 90#, and a 100#. But as I tell people don't worry about the dogs, it's the owner with a gun in his hands you should worry about.
It's just me and my wife, retired, and we display our cap and ball revolvers on recessed shelves along with our single shot pistols. We have our long arms on hooks around the walls of two rooms. We have ADT and other alarms along with 3 unmentionables, loaded, sitting in our nightstands. When we leave for extended times, we'll hide the valuable items. I used the Walker in my arm exercises along with a Dragoon so I am always in the rooms.
With a ship model ion building and my old by God mountain man shirt
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Whoa .. love that shirt, the bags, and the ... oh nuts; what a great display. Polecat
No modern pistols out in the open as they are a prime target, ones most likely to be used in a crime or accidental discharge. Three friends lost sons from easy access - one accident, two suicides. Worked too many others over the years exactly the same. Highly unlikely a kid living in a house doesn't know where anything is hidden. Be honest ...we all knew where our folks had stuff we weren't supposed to get into ...right? So do our kids and grandkids.
Muzzleloading long guns? Good ones are in safes. Nothing on walls that can be seen from outside nor by casual observers where on rare occasions, a visitor might be here on business, etc. Safes. Alarm/camera. Insurance (in that order).
Muzzleloading long guns? Good ones are in safes. Nothing on walls that can be seen from outside nor by casual observers where on rare occasions, a visitor might be here on business, etc. Safes. Alarm/camera. Insurance (in that order).
Great grand son thought to pick up one of my shotguns. His mother - my grand daughter - got to him before I did. He developed a several year allergy to firearms.
On the other hand: As a child at family farms in the SW VA hills no one thought twice about me handling rifles and shot guns. I knew the rules and was field stripping them before I even knew what field stripping was.
Storage was stacking them behind a bedroom door.
Lamy's store and gas station at the foot of the hollow sold .22 cartridges by the piece. Often I struggled with the choice of soda or ammunition.
Mike in FL
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I love that!
Mike in FL
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Where at in SW VA?
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I can reach out and touch my P-H 1853, 1858 and 1861 Musketoon and an1860 repo Colt as I sit at here at the computer. I enjoy seeing them, all the other stuff is in safes.. I wouldn't be happy if they were stolen but I know they won't be used in a drive by shooting.
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When I grew up in rural upstate New York, almost every house had a large wood and glass gun case with the rifles, usually bolt action deer rifles or shotguns, stored. It was usually very prominently located in either the dining or living rooms and was a point of pride. And another boomstick might be leaning against the front door frame for ready access. And here's the thing, most of us kept our doors unlocked and just never had a problem. Guns were not mysterious but thought of and respected as tools or implements. Most were given a rifle or shotgun in their early teens for hunting and knew how to use it responsibly. I recall in my high school carrying rifles through the school after hours to the rifle club in the facility's basement. No one considered doing anything stupid because of respect and proper upbringing.
That was definitely a different world. I would think twice about doing that today, given our society's general lawlessness, no matter where you live, but especially double true if you live near any big city. This is a sad commentary on things, but somebody could steal your handbuilt masterpiece and sell it for $20 of drugs. It just makes me sick to see what we have allowed to happen to our society. Those tried and true old values and traditions kept us safe and prosperous as a nation for well over 250 years. Now the goblins seem to be ruling the roost. We need a reboot as a nation.
That was definitely a different world. I would think twice about doing that today, given our society's general lawlessness, no matter where you live, but especially double true if you live near any big city. This is a sad commentary on things, but somebody could steal your handbuilt masterpiece and sell it for $20 of drugs. It just makes me sick to see what we have allowed to happen to our society. Those tried and true old values and traditions kept us safe and prosperous as a nation for well over 250 years. Now the goblins seem to be ruling the roost. We need a reboot as a nation.
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mkabe
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Now that my grandchildren aren’t little kid’s anymore and my 66” x 37” Fort Knox safe is over filled (unloaded) , as well as a gun cabinet (unloaded) they are strategically concealed all over the house and everyone of those is loaded.
The grandkids know they are loaded and I’ve made it abundantly clear that anytime they want to see, handle or hear about them just ask and I will be delighted to enjoy them again through their eyes.
They also know if they touch one without me handing it to them they will be in very deep “do-do!” They mind.
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ernbar
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Lots of folks don’t realize that a gated community is not a guarantee against knuckleheads invading your home. A gated community simply weeds out most unwanted traffic but those who want to go in will. I live in a fairly small gated community of about 80 ish homes. Good thing is we have a Facebook page just for our community and we watch out for unwanted or suspicious activity.
Back to the subject, best and safer out of sight, IMO.
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