Very Late to this Conversation ... but -- vtdadingf 08/16/2018 10:12AM
Open carry (handgun) in VA - interested in opinions on my current situation -- dans93 08/15/2018 09:09AM
Your kid playing with his kid is the game changer -- HokiesBill48 08/15/2018 3:36PM
Yes, no matter how pro or anti gun you are, proper safe handling -- Tafkam Hokie 08/15/2018 5:06PM
And btw, kids are kids and will handle a firearm if they find one -- HokiesBill48 08/15/2018 3:46PM
Can I ask where in Virginia? ** -- Brown Water 08/15/2018 1:57PM
Fairfax county -- dans93 08/15/2018 3:15PM
Well you could, but he might shoot your eye out... ** -- JoesterVT 08/15/2018 2:15PM
Buy and carry a bigger gun! -- `lag 08/15/2018 12:29PM
I would at least engage in a conversation with him. -- HokieSignGuy 08/15/2018 12:21PM
Do you ask every kids parents that your kid plays with how they store -- fordham 08/15/2018 12:36PM
Even if you do to your own kid, do you trust the others? ** -- NokieHokie 08/15/2018 8:37PM
I know parents who do. -- Tafkam Hokie 08/15/2018 2:58PM
We'd probably ask what he's carrying and compare. ** -- Major Kong 08/15/2018 11:43AM
Would it make you feel better if he carried and you couldn't see it? -- Naelbis 08/15/2018 11:11AM
It would make me feel better if he wasn't an adult conspiracy -- Brown Water 08/15/2018 12:02PM
I'd bet money that he goes places trying to get a reaction from business -- reestuart 08/15/2018 1:04PM
"Am I being detained?!? Am I free to go?!?" ** -- Gobbler-100 08/15/2018 1:35PM
Neither of which has any bearing on how he handles firearms, how juvenile. ** -- Naelbis 08/15/2018 12:21PM
Maybe his issue is with increased opportunity for something to go "wrong" -- typed by ben 08/16/2018 06:48AM
Says you ** -- Brown Water 08/15/2018 12:40PM
That wouldn't bother me nearly as much. Having it out in the open -- reestuart 08/15/2018 11:27AM
I worry about the kid's curiosity being piqued. Then they go looking. ** -- GFallsFan 08/15/2018 11:57AM
That's part of the reason I've taught my kids about firearms -- Tafkam Hokie 08/15/2018 3:03PM
Yep. My son would be all over that. ** -- reestuart 08/15/2018 1:02PM
You should absolutely feel comfortable asking him about it. He's free to -- ModerateHokie 08/15/2018 11:07AM
It wouldn't bother me in the least. Had some friends who used to come over -- Hokie CPA 08/15/2018 11:02AM
Carrying a gun on your hip in the neighborhood seems extreme to me. -- Coach McGuirk 08/15/2018 10:50AM
I watch westerns all afternoon. Getting used to everyone carrying open. ** -- TomTurkey 08/15/2018 11:57AM
I once was out in my backyard with my 2 kids, 3 and 4 years old, -- GFallsFan 08/15/2018 11:14AM
Is it legal to do so where you live? -- Nova Hokie 95 08/15/2018 11:51AM
Poseidon style beard and clothing? -- TomTurkey 08/15/2018 10:55AM
I think it's reasonable to have a conversation with him and the parents. -- GFallsFan 08/15/2018 10:36AM
Absolutely- I would offer that you are NOT doing your job as a parent -- WestEndHokie39 08/15/2018 10:55AM
Honestly though, the open carry crowd is usually very responsible -- JoesterVT 08/15/2018 10:44AM
Good reason to ask. Anyone can "assume" they;'re safe. ** -- 48zip 08/15/2018 10:55AM
To you maybe. I have left restaurants after seeing guns being carried -- TheNuke 08/15/2018 2:26PM
Huh? I was talking about asking if the weapons at home are secured.Not sure -- 48zip 08/15/2018 7:02PM
I was just commenting that if I am around a person, other than a cop, with -- TheNuke 08/15/2018 9:58PM
That is unfortunate as you are actually safer with someone there -- fordham 08/15/2018 3:02PM
I do not get the concern, he is not threatening anyone. -- fordham 08/15/2018 10:05AM
Do you know why he carries all the time? -- dans93 08/15/2018 10:22AM
Think of it this way... -- JoesterVT 08/15/2018 10:37AM
Exactly -- Nova Hokie 95 08/15/2018 10:42AM
I agree with you that a person, who open carries, is probably going to be 1 -- VTHokie2000 08/15/2018 11:15AM
But will they "spray" a crowd where they know someone is armed over... -- EDGEMAN 08/15/2018 12:12PM
I am not sure I would automatically lean that way -- VTHokie2000 08/15/2018 12:32PM
If he wants a specific business or group of people... -- EDGEMAN 08/15/2018 2:02PM
Why does it matter? He is not doing anything wrong is the point -- fordham 08/15/2018 10:31AM
Clearly the govt will attack him when he's around kids. Knowing that, he -- NokieHokie 08/15/2018 10:01AM
It's been 30 minutes-SHUN! and teill him.... -- TD-Tech 08/15/2018 09:44AM
I think asking about the status of the guns in their house is perfectly -- HokieNoVA 08/15/2018 09:43AM
So the guy lives in mom's basement, works on a conspiracy theory website, -- DJ Golf 08/15/2018 09:41AM
Seriously haha. I would probably just move. -- Gobbler-100 08/15/2018 1:41PM
Yep. This would bug me a bunch. Who the heck is saying he's a responsible -- reestuart 08/15/2018 11:23AM
Add to the list -- failed relationship with mother of 5-year old. -- HWA 08/15/2018 10:49AM
GF is mother, so maybe one less box? ** -- dans93 08/15/2018 10:51AM
Ah. So the child isn't his, he's just dating the gf/mother? -- HWA 08/15/2018 12:00PM
Sorry for confusion - it's his and his live-in gf's kid. ** -- dans93 08/15/2018 12:21PM
Probably nothing ** -- WestEndHokie39 08/15/2018 09:52AM
But but he is “responsible”... until he’s not, that is ** -- HokiesRespect 08/15/2018 09:47AM
The "rub" ** -- TomTurkey 08/15/2018 10:28AM
Sit down with him and chat, adult to adult. -- 48zip 08/15/2018 09:38AM
Have you ever observed him handle the weapon irresponsibly? -- Tafkam Hokie 08/15/2018 09:23AM
Why would he handle it at all? I would wonder about a guy that -- 81_Hokie 08/15/2018 10:02AM
And he probably does not have the safey cap on the tide pods -- fordham 08/15/2018 10:07AM
Have you met dans93? ** -- 48zip 08/15/2018 10:04AM
I've never seen him remove it from his holster -- dans93 08/15/2018 09:35AM
Paranoid responsible gun owner? how does that work? ** -- 81_Hokie 08/15/2018 10:05AM