Get out of the relationship? Keep the ammo separate? Both terrible ideas. You guys obviously have kids as you said, why would you divorce him and put stress on your kids because he called you a "******* idiot"? He called you a name. Haven't you heard the phrase "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"? Cmon! We're adults here. Go invest in a trigger lock if anything. In the event you need a weapon fast, unlocking that is much quicker than going and loading the gun. There are many ways around this issue. Lock your door, the drawer, and obviously teach the kids what a gun is and why it's important to stay away from it.
you need to go to the police station and get a gun trigger lock. the city where I grew up gives them out free of charge. if you can't get one for free you can buy one for like 30 bucks. then you go buy a gun safe. you separate the clip from the weapon, do a safety check and clear the chamber, put the lock on the trigger well, then store the gun and clip together in the safe. that's first. i understand many people feel its unwise to store ammunition and a firearm together, but lets be realistic. if your goal is home security, its impractical to store the two separately. it defeats the purpose of a readily available defense system. there is already a trigger lock mechanism and safe between you and your safety weapon, so storing ammunition separately only lessens the effectiveness of even owning a gun for safety. you could get another type of weapon, but chances are it would be even more accessible to children because of its size. your best course of action is to either consult a trained professional about gun ownership in a home with children, or you could get a trigger lock and a safe, and begin teaching your children that your bedroom is off limits from now on. you need to approach your husband and tell him that you were not trying to be offensive but were thinking about everyone's safety, what he said to you was way out of line and you'd like to talk about it. what should follow should be a calm talk and should end with him offering an apology. it's what I would do. and no, I don't think you're wrong. you're absolutely correct.
What you should do for your children's safety is call 211 (a free call) and tell them. Or call CPS and ask the about what to do. Just because you call and ask a question doesn't necessarily mean that they will come and take the kids or anything. They are there to help families. Also, teach your kids to stay out of the room where the gun is kept, and to not touch it. Or, you may want to get out of the relationship.
Leaving a gun loaded for safety purposes is like not using a condom because you don't want to get pregnant.
Totally counter-intuitive.
HE is the f#@% idiot for wanting to keep a loaded firearm in the home, knowing kids will be around. In fact, it's recommended the gun and ammo not even be stored together, to reduce risk of someone who has no business handling it, firing it.
People with poor communication skills and poor coping skills name-call. They do it because they know they are in the wrong, so to help them boost their bruised ego, they say something to try to bring down the other person.
Any adult calling another adult ugly names, has issues. It makes them look far worse than the person they are trying to insult.
What good is an unloaded gun? Their are gun safes that only open by finger key codes. Less than a hundred bucks at wal-mart
No, you're not wrong. There's no reason to keep a loaded weapon in the house. Unload the weapon and keep it in one drawer. Keep the clip in another. If you need it, it takes but a moment to join the two. There is no reason to keep a round in the chamber at all times. No one is going to challenge your husband to a western style quick draw.
Besides, a handgun is not well suited to that purpose anyway. If he wants a home defense weapon, suggest a shot gun...for a number of reasons.
Seems to me you hit a nerve. He knows you were right, was defensive about it and is now brooding.
If he isn't putting a loaded gun in a locked box, he is an idiot.. Doesn't he know that he has kids?
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black - he wants to keep a loaded gun in the house with kids and he calls YOU an idiot?!? Wow. Real winner you have there, lol.
I have 4 guns. always had guns and kids home
guess what, they have always been emptied and stored away from the kids
as a gun owner, your hubby is an idiot
