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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a gun safe and they are kept locked away. Ammo is actually in a separate safe. Our kids don't know about the guns (even though they know DH goes hunting).

I would think you're high maintenance and would likely rescind the playdate. I'm not offended by your question, I'm more offended because you likely think people who have guns are crazies and I really don't want those kind of friends. DH goes to war zones regularly and needs to know how to protect himself. He also hunts and we eat the game. Which I get also offends a lot of people who'd rather eat a cow that lived in a pen. [/quote]

Are you serious? I don't typically ask, but just because someone asks doesn't mean they think people who have guns are crazies it just means they want to do their due diligence to make sure their kid doesn't happen on something accidentally. Maybe they have a particularly gun focused kid who is super curious or a kid with ADHD. I don't have guns, and have asked this before in one situation - where we were staying with our dear friends one of whom is a LEO. I had a 2 and 5 year old running around the house and since we were staying for days I didn't necessarily have eyes on each kid every second myself, so it occurred to me that I should probably confirm that his weapons were secured because I do have a son with ADHD who is very curious and while we've spoken with him about it, I can't say I feel confident what he would do if he happened on something. These friends don't have kids themselves yet so I realized it may not be something that is top of mind for them. So my husband casually checked in  about it, no one was offended and we confirmed all was well. I would try not to assume too much about your friends or kids playmates beliefs. Everyone is just trying to do their best and most of us assume that other families are as well and are making the right decisions for their families re: gun ownership etc.[/quote]

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