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[quote=Anonymous]Following the death of my stepfather my mother purchased a gun. She lives in a very safe neighborhood full of affluent families. She also has a dog and installed an alarm system a few months before she got the gun. Additionally, she did not grow up around guns. For those reasons, my siblings and I opposed her getting a gun in the first place. She disagreed and as is her right she got one. Since having one she does not practice gun safety. My sister, who lives out of state, has on at least two separate occasions gone to take a nap and discovered that the gun is loaded and in the bed. The last time this happened was over thanksgiving. I also noticed that it was under her bed once.  Also loaded.

I am expecting her first grandchild, which she is very excited about. When my sister discovered the gun I told my mom that I would not have any of my future children at her house until she gets rid of the gun. She ignored me. I jus think it would be one thing if she were a responsible gun owner but over the years that she's had the gun she has consistently demonstrated that she can't be trusted to put the gun in the gun safe. I feel for her in that I'm sure part of the reason why she wants to have the gun is that she feels safer. However, I don't think that it actually keeps her safe. The gun is a revolver and my mom has done very minimal hours at a gun range. The odds of her actually hitting anyone with a handgun in an emergency seem very slim to me.

If I can't take my kids to her house then so be it. But I am concerned she will just say that she got rid of it and not actually do so. Just like she said she would keep it in the gun safe and didn't do that either.

Advice?[/quote]

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