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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This hits close to home (not pun intended). My husband took up shooting as a hobby and [b]I told him[/b] I didn't want a gun around our kids and [b]to not buy one[/b]. He got one anyway.   I don't even bring it up because it is a sore subject.  He doesn't say he's going to go shoot at the shooting range. He just goes somewhere else he tells me about and then probably goes shooting after.  I don't like it one bit. He keeps it in the car.  My dad had a rifle that he kept out in the open and occasionally hunted which I was fine with, but my husband is secretive about it. [b]What does he have to hide? [/b]    [/quote]

21:28 yet again. Hon, it is very simple, he is hiding from YOU. Your disapproval, the tension that you bringing it up introduces in your marriage.  He may even be trying to respect your wishes by keeping it in the car, in a weird sort of way. For your kids' sakes I hope he has it unloaded and in a safe with the ammo elsewhere.  Honestly I could not sleep at night not knowing how he stores it or where it is in relation to my kids, which is why I take the tack I do with my DH. I do not want it to become The Secret He Keeps From Me and your story is exactly why.
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He took a class so I'm pretty sure it's concealed in a safe in the trunk. I think he is safe about it. But, my son of course is interested in stuff like playing like he's a soldier.  At what point or never do we tell our son about it's existence? I don't want him getting curious for no good reason, but at the same time, it's a hazard that I don't want my son accidentally finding when he's older.  And what if the car is stolen?  His owning it is like a can of worms which is why I never wanted him to get one in the first place.  But he does what he wants to do and me telling him not to obviously had no effect on him.  I don't see talking about it with him unless it's with a counselor.[/quote]

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