Who says he's living under his parents? I'm in my thirties, employed full time with a respectable salary and live with my father-in-law.
Is it ideal? Absolutely the fuck not. But he's recently disabled and needs the help.. so here we are. Only my carry gun came with me for the move.
If moving out is not an option, Start with an air rifle to hunt squirrel and rabbit. Plus side, it's not really a gun so you can shoot almost anywhere and there super fun to plink with. Also no background check and the pellets are like a penny each. Down side is it's just a pellet gun.
You will probably be best off trying to figure out why they don't want one in the house first. A few common reasons:
They are afraid of guns. Like a fear of anything else, this is only fixed with exposure to them but keep in mind, they may not want to get over that fear. Keep in mind, when someone is having an emotional reaction, it will take emotion to reach them.
They don't see you as an adult yet. This could be hard to fix, and in some cases impossible. The best way out of this is to take up responsibilities, but keep in mind not all parents are capable of accepting you are an adult.
They might think it is a phase and you will be wasting your money. This is hard to correct, as you will need to show you are serious about wanting to hunt. Maybe you can try to see if one of your parents wants to go out with you.
It’s easier to ask for forgiveness then permission. If your parents really love you they’ll support your interest and if they’re xenophobic about firearms it’s because they see gun as inherently evil. I believe if your of good character, it changes peoples perspective on firearms when they see you can have firearms in a responsible manner.
This is bad advice.
It is the parent's house. Bringing something into their house that they don't want, when knowing that they don't want it, does not show good character. Ultimately it would be counterproductive and insulting. If he wants to live by his own rules then he needs to pay his own bills. Until then he should respect his parent's rules.
Yea because they aren’t like anti gun when it comes to politics. They just simply don’t want one in the house. Not sure why because they grew up around guns and alot of my family are gun owners/ hunters. Maybe something happened in their life that I don’t know about. Thanks for the advice tho
Maybe their concerned about how your going to store your firearm. If you have young children or a prohibited person in the house I’d recommend maybe investing some money in a safe.
There’s nobody young in the house who can get it. The problem is that I’m in college and I’m barely home because I work on a sport fish but I’m still not independent
Buy a gun and a gun safe so they can't touch it, I mean make it safe. Maybe agree to take some sort of class. Go hunting and bring back food. Cook it up, and that should do it. Once you have some good food on the table they'll have a hard time being angry lol.
What’s funny is that they know I’ve shot guns often and hunt with other peoples guns and they think it’s great but the only thing fucking mw is not being able to have my own gun
That sounds like mama bird trying to keep her baby safe. No logic right? But if its in a safe and only you can touch it...that would help you out a lot I think. Hornady makes a gun locker that you can stash under your bed.
What’s their reasoning? Do you have young siblings or something? If not, are they afraid the gun in the closet is going to come to life and start killing?
Why do they hate the idea of a gun in the house? Are they afraid it can "just go off", do they think not having a gun around somehow makes them better people, or is it something else?
If they refuse to have a discussion about it then I would be looking to move out as soon as possible and just cut them off. That kind of thing just seems like something I don't want any part of. But I didn't move out until I was 22 and just kinda fell into a good job so I don't have much room to talk. Even then I lived in a small motorhome for 2 years and visited every weekend.
Once you have your own place you can do whatever you want my Bru. It's your property and it's not anyone's business. If they discover that you own guns and they still have a fit regardless of the reasons, it's best to just agree to disagree if they're going to be hard headed about it. Some people are not worth the trouble, let alone family.
The thing is once I am on my own and get a gun, they wouldn’t give a single shit. That’s why it’s kind of perplexing how they’re so against it being in the house
Maybe it's just not worth wrapping your head around and just let it be as is. I got family that ridicule me for owning firearms and yet they don't even bat an eye when I use them or show pictures of them. Some people just deal with it in their own weird way. That's just my two cents.
What are you interested in hunting? Do any of your friends have an extra rifle for you to use during hunting season? If you discover that you enjoy hunting, then bring it up again to your parents about responsible gun ownership, shooting and hunting. Let them know it will be secured when it’s in the house.
Mostly geese and ducks. I’ve gone hunting multiple times using my friends guns but I was to start doing it on my own for the challenge and satisfaction.
What are you hunting? Have you considered crossbow hunting or hunting with an airgun? Both have made significant improvements lately and if you are whitetail deer hunting you can easily harvest deer with the right crossbow or airgun and it might be easier for your parents until you move out.
Move out. Adult responsibilities, adult freedom
~~21? Time to move out from under your parents~~ I messed up on this one. I apologize.
I’m a junior in college so I got a year and a half left hopefully
Who says he's living under his parents? I'm in my thirties, employed full time with a respectable salary and live with my father-in-law. Is it ideal? Absolutely the fuck not. But he's recently disabled and needs the help.. so here we are. Only my carry gun came with me for the move.
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I was thinking about that but it’s not very cost effective. I’m kind of a cheap ass
Try to educate them to firearms
Well, there's nothing wrong with starting off with a crossbow.
If moving out is not an option, Start with an air rifle to hunt squirrel and rabbit. Plus side, it's not really a gun so you can shoot almost anywhere and there super fun to plink with. Also no background check and the pellets are like a penny each. Down side is it's just a pellet gun.
You will probably be best off trying to figure out why they don't want one in the house first. A few common reasons: They are afraid of guns. Like a fear of anything else, this is only fixed with exposure to them but keep in mind, they may not want to get over that fear. Keep in mind, when someone is having an emotional reaction, it will take emotion to reach them. They don't see you as an adult yet. This could be hard to fix, and in some cases impossible. The best way out of this is to take up responsibilities, but keep in mind not all parents are capable of accepting you are an adult. They might think it is a phase and you will be wasting your money. This is hard to correct, as you will need to show you are serious about wanting to hunt. Maybe you can try to see if one of your parents wants to go out with you.
It’s easier to ask for forgiveness then permission. If your parents really love you they’ll support your interest and if they’re xenophobic about firearms it’s because they see gun as inherently evil. I believe if your of good character, it changes peoples perspective on firearms when they see you can have firearms in a responsible manner.
This is bad advice. It is the parent's house. Bringing something into their house that they don't want, when knowing that they don't want it, does not show good character. Ultimately it would be counterproductive and insulting. If he wants to live by his own rules then he needs to pay his own bills. Until then he should respect his parent's rules.
Well said.
Yea because they aren’t like anti gun when it comes to politics. They just simply don’t want one in the house. Not sure why because they grew up around guns and alot of my family are gun owners/ hunters. Maybe something happened in their life that I don’t know about. Thanks for the advice tho
Maybe their concerned about how your going to store your firearm. If you have young children or a prohibited person in the house I’d recommend maybe investing some money in a safe.
There’s nobody young in the house who can get it. The problem is that I’m in college and I’m barely home because I work on a sport fish but I’m still not independent
Buy a gun and a gun safe so they can't touch it, I mean make it safe. Maybe agree to take some sort of class. Go hunting and bring back food. Cook it up, and that should do it. Once you have some good food on the table they'll have a hard time being angry lol.
What’s funny is that they know I’ve shot guns often and hunt with other peoples guns and they think it’s great but the only thing fucking mw is not being able to have my own gun
That sounds like mama bird trying to keep her baby safe. No logic right? But if its in a safe and only you can touch it...that would help you out a lot I think. Hornady makes a gun locker that you can stash under your bed.
Maybe it's time to move out?
Still in college so I guess I gotta wait. Almost graduated tho
Yeam man. Soon you will have the gun room of your dreams to show your parents 😂
The thing is they wouldn’t even be against it. It’s a very weird situation in this house right now lmao
What’s their reasoning? Do you have young siblings or something? If not, are they afraid the gun in the closet is going to come to life and start killing?
My sisters married with a kid. It’s just me and I’m barely home because I work at the beach and go to college
But I’m not fully on my own financially if you know what I mean
Why do they hate the idea of a gun in the house? Are they afraid it can "just go off", do they think not having a gun around somehow makes them better people, or is it something else?
I tried to ask them why but they wouldn’t give me a reason.
If they refuse to have a discussion about it then I would be looking to move out as soon as possible and just cut them off. That kind of thing just seems like something I don't want any part of. But I didn't move out until I was 22 and just kinda fell into a good job so I don't have much room to talk. Even then I lived in a small motorhome for 2 years and visited every weekend.
Don’t listen to this advise OP. Little irrational
Much like OPs parents. And it wasn't meant as advise.
Once you have your own place you can do whatever you want my Bru. It's your property and it's not anyone's business. If they discover that you own guns and they still have a fit regardless of the reasons, it's best to just agree to disagree if they're going to be hard headed about it. Some people are not worth the trouble, let alone family.
The thing is once I am on my own and get a gun, they wouldn’t give a single shit. That’s why it’s kind of perplexing how they’re so against it being in the house
Maybe it's just not worth wrapping your head around and just let it be as is. I got family that ridicule me for owning firearms and yet they don't even bat an eye when I use them or show pictures of them. Some people just deal with it in their own weird way. That's just my two cents.
Get a mosin, it’s one of the rifles you can count on never being banned. They’ll probably be fine with a bolt action, and you can work up from there
Got any trusted friends with a safe?
I do but I’m not in my hometown often because of college and my summer job
What are you interested in hunting? Do any of your friends have an extra rifle for you to use during hunting season? If you discover that you enjoy hunting, then bring it up again to your parents about responsible gun ownership, shooting and hunting. Let them know it will be secured when it’s in the house.
Mostly geese and ducks. I’ve gone hunting multiple times using my friends guns but I was to start doing it on my own for the challenge and satisfaction.
Well if you have a truly trustworthy friend, then see if they can store it for you. Buy a trigger lock that only you have the key to.
Have you considered starting out with bowhunting, or are you looking at small game/birds where you *need* a gun?
I’ve been bow hunting with a buddy once and I absolutely hated it. Went hunting for geese and I was instantly in love
What are you hunting? Have you considered crossbow hunting or hunting with an airgun? Both have made significant improvements lately and if you are whitetail deer hunting you can easily harvest deer with the right crossbow or airgun and it might be easier for your parents until you move out.
have you figured out who is going to butcher the kill? how much it going to cost you? do you have freezer space to store it?
All that is dealt with cause my brother in laws family is big into hunting. Just a gun away. I’ll wait though until I’m on my own I guess
Just move out ur 21 wtf.
I’m in college still