Home Defense with Roommates

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BleedinPurple

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Hey guys im just kind of wondering what the etiquette is when living with a roommate. Do you need to inform roommate about having weapons or do you keep it to yourself. Having a roommate makes sense financially and unfortunately single apts are usually much more expensive

or does it just make sense to get your own place and just pay the higher rent if you want to have weapons in your house.

Any opinions are welcomed
 
thats a good point...i was mainly referring to if i was reloacting to a new area/state where i didnt know anyone yet...

but i guess in that situation having my own place would probably be the smartest idea
 
Back in college I lived with a roommate who knew I had guns. It was never a problem until one day I came home from class and he and a buddy of his were playing with my AR-15. I promptly relocated all my guns save for one pistol to my dad's house.

Shortly after that I moved in with two other guys who were both gun owners and we all respected each other's property. No issues at all.

It all depends on the roommates.
 
wow that would be a big no no for someone living with me. I probably would have moved if that happened with a roommate i had...that would be the only real benefit to not telling...what they dont know cant literally hurt them
 
I don't think I'd want to live with anyone who (1) didn't know I had guns; and (2) wasn't thorough schooled in, and trustworthy regarding, firearms safety. And since my wife is an NRA certified instructor in shotgun, I have no worries.
 
I would let them know I had a gun. I would make sure the gun was secured when-ever I was not home.

You have a chance to get a better eduction AND possibly educate someone else. Maybe you could find a room mate that enjoys guns as much as you do.

But, you could end up with a roommate who sees your guns as easy targets and knows where to turn them in to cash on a Friday night. Pick carefully.

I have a few rental units here on my property. When they mention they have a gun, I tell them they are welcome to shoot on my range. They just have to let me know they will be out there. The look is Great!

I even had one young lady who took up reloading with me.
 
If I were rooming with strangers, I would not inform anyone I owned firearms, and I would carry concealed even at home. Even if the roommate(s) is/are honest, they might have friends who aren't. If they don't know you have guns, they won't think about stealing them.

Personally, I would not even consider moving to a new location and rooming with a stranger.
 
Unless you know for a fact that your roommate will respect whatever rule you lay down 100%, ie, DON'T EVER TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT MY GUNS, then you either shouldn't tell them, or keep them very secure.

Because...
It's probably not your roommate you need to worry about. It's the guy your roommate lets word slip too. Some retarded friend or your roommate, or friend of that guy is the one who will find out that the two of you are going to be out of the house for a few hours and rob the place.
 
excellent posts guys...seems like you all have similar ideas to mine...i guess this is a problem that i will have to deal with when the time comes...but seems like the general consensus would be to just get my own place so i dont have to worry about the whole roommate thing...
 
Not necessarily. If you have more than one or two guns, especially long guns, you should have a safe for them. At least one of the little lockers they sell at Walky Mart or Dick's. That's what I used until I could afford a real safe. It fit in my closet where it was anchored to the wall and the closet door got a locking door knob.
 
I live in an off campus fraternity house.

Being a close knit bond, it would be impossible to keep a secret like that.

Also, for the most part, we're all hunters or shooters, so it's no big deal, and we all have a locking closet for when party time rolls around.

We often joke about forming a fire-team if necessary to sweep and clear the house.
 
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