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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you not believe that your sister is telling you the truth when she says they are locked up?  Unless your kids can pick locks, they will be fine.  [/quote]

Different people have different ideas of what that means.  Guns should be stored, unloaded, in a locked safe.  In a situation where it will be difficult to properly supervise children, I would want to know that that's how they were stored.  [/quote]

oP here. And this is what I agree with. [/quote]

My father was a gun collector. When he was very ill we'd go to my parents house and I'd ask about the guns (my kids were 4 & 6). My mother would get very annoyed with me. "They are locked up and put away. I don't know where." 
I knew my parents had a safe and my dad was a big rule follower/safety nut, but my dad was on medications and not in control (morphine, etc.).
When I could not get a specific answer as to which rooms had guns in them and which ones did not, I told my kids, "The whole time we are here, I am going to need you to be next to me or daddy. You can't go in any room alone except the bathroom."

She suddenly remembered where they were, and told us.  From then on, we stayed at a hotel and I said it was because it was easier to keep everyone safe at the Hilton and everyone slept better when we did it that way.

It was awkward, but as a parent you have to assume the worst will happen and non-parents sometimes don't see things from  the same lens.

However I tell my kids people with tattoos, motorcycles, and even guns are often so proud of their things, if you ask them about them, nicely, they will tell you all about them. 
If you ask your future family member "How do you store your guns, and what kind of classes did you have to take to get a license in your area," he'd probably be happy to educate you about it.

Sorry to lump things together like that, but this is a theme in our travels.  People tell their kids to avoid those who have different life styles for safety reasons. If we see people standing near motorcycles, my kids want to touch them.  People are really proud of those kinds of things (like gun collectors).

I also love the idea of bringing a babysitter if possible. [/quote]

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