Should I ask housekeeper if she's carries a gun?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know, talking to someone like an adult seems like such a bother. Why not just gun up yourself and rely on deterrence? It’s the only way to be sure, since she could be lying anyway.

[Anonymous]

It's your house and you should do whatever you like, but it seems strange to me that you are suspicious of her and even think she's carrying a gun.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious, why are you taking away her right to protect herself against YOU? Because she's not as financially well off?

OP here. No. Can you bring a gun to work? I'm some sort of racist now because I don't want guns in my house? My husband is from the same background. He's also Latino.

OP, do not pay attention to the idiot gun lovers. It is your home! You can make this reasonable and sensible request and the employee can chose to accept your terms or decline the job.

We have a strict and unbending rule in our home that anyone who enters is unarmed. If you don’t like it then don’t come in.

PP here. I'm not a gun lover and we don't own any (I dislike them, if we're being honest). It's still not my right to tell someone they can't be unarmed. It's not rocket science.

It's her house. Her rules.

Weird. I'd wonder why she was so adamant about visitors (strangers!) not being able to protect themselves.

Because it I still her home and she can insist visitors and employees not smoke, not bring their pet, not wear shoes, not spit and not carry/wear a weapon.

If the armed housekeeper doesn’t like the rules, she can choose not to take the job.


And OP, yes you should be upfront and make this a contingent on employment.

This. Come on, guys, you get to make rules for your own house!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know this sounds silly but is this standard to ask these days? This lady will be in my home twice a week while I am home with my daughter. I do not live in the DC area. I live in a state that's known to have lots of weirdos with guns.

ignorant dumb-ass troll

OP here. Are you from Florida? Just because you're clearly offended doesn't make me a troll.
Florida does have a bad reputation for having lots of weirdos.

I don't know, Florida, there's a lot more stuff you probably need to ask.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious, why are you taking away her right to protect herself against YOU? Because she's not as financially well off?

OP here. No. Can you bring a gun to work? I'm some sort of racist now because I don't want guns in my house? My husband is from the same background. He's also Latino.

OP, do not pay attention to the idiot gun lovers. It is your home! You can make this reasonable and sensible request and the employee can chose to accept your terms or decline the job.

We have a strict and unbending rule in our home that anyone who enters is unarmed. If you don’t like it then don’t come in.

PP here. I'm not a gun lover and we don't own any (I dislike them, if we're being honest). It's still not my right to tell someone they can't be unarmed. It's not rocket science.

Of course it's your right to not allow people to be armed in your house. Plus, gun in purse + 2 year old, what could go wrong?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious, why are you taking away her right to protect herself against YOU? Because she's not as financially well off?

OP here. No. Can you bring a gun to work? I'm some sort of racist now because I don't want guns in my house? My husband is from the same background. He's also Latino.

OP, do not pay attention to the idiot gun lovers. It is your home! You can make this reasonable and sensible request and the employee can chose to accept your terms or decline the job.

We have a strict and unbending rule in our home that anyone who enters is unarmed. If you don’t like it then don’t come in.

PP here. I'm not a gun lover and we don't own any (I dislike them, if we're being honest). It's still not my right to tell someone they can't be unarmed. It's not rocket science.

There’s something really wrong with you if you seriously think it’s someone’s “right” to bring a firearm into someone ELSE’S home.

I don’t think you seriously think that, though. Nobody is that stupid. I think you’re trying to pick a fight because you have too much time.

[Anonymous]

Everyone gets to decide what is brought into their own home, and OP can just say 'please leave any weapons locked in your car while you are in my home.'

Of course, the housecleaner also has the right to decide if she is ok with that request, and if not, can decline employment with OP.


Not sure what any of this has to do with being in Florida! I am in FL also, I did have someone clean in the past (I dont now) and she wasn't a weirdo, she was a Sunday school teacher at my church!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Everyone gets to decide what is brought into their own home, and OP can just say 'please leave any weapons locked in your car while you are in my home.'

Of course, the housecleaner also has the right to decide if she is ok with that request, and if not, can decline employment with OP.


Not sure what any of this has to do with being in Florida! I am in FL also, I did have someone clean in the past (I dont now) and she wasn't a weirdo, she was a Sunday school teacher at my church!

Of course you don't understand because you're one of them. I can't think of another state that has a reputation for being weird. Florida is number one.

[Anonymous]

The majority of the weirdos in FL are from NY, NJ and Michigan!

[Anonymous]

You are allowed to ask. I ask all parents when my children are playing at there house "If you do own guns, how do you store them?"

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Anonymous wrote: Everyone gets to decide what is brought into their own home, and OP can just say 'please leave any weapons locked in your car while you are in my home.'

Of course, the housecleaner also has the right to decide if she is ok with that request, and if not, can decline employment with OP.


Not sure what any of this has to do with being in Florida! I am in FL also, I did have someone clean in the past (I dont now) and she wasn't a weirdo, she was a Sunday school teacher at my church!

Of course you don't understand because you're one of them. I can't think of another state that has a reputation for being weird. Florida is number one.

There is a large state out on the West Coast of the USA that is well known for being nuts-it goes by the name California...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are allowed to ask. I ask all parents when my children are playing at there house "If you do own guns, how do you store them?"

What have you trained your children to do if they see a gun?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are allowed to ask. I ask all parents when my children are playing at there house "If you do own guns, how do you store them?"

What have you trained your children to do if they see a gun?

They might get shot before they even see it. Or watch a friend get shot.

Don't make this a child's responsibility.