I was having lunch with a friend yesterday and he mentioned a story that took place few weeks ago, his neighbor asked to borrow a gun to take his high school kid to the range and fire few rounds. My friend agreed and gave him the pistol, which took two weeks to return after asking for it couple times.
I responded saying it was big mistake in opinion, that gun should stay in his direct position or locked in a safe, he should have went with them to the range or directed him to a range where he can rent guns, or simply give the directions to the gun store.
What are your thoughts?
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Me personally, my gun never leaves my side or my home. If a friend wants to use it, I’m going with. Its a huge liability.
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Welcome to the community @Ashton_Jordan
@Younes It all depends on one’s neighbor. If I lent a gun to my neighbor I would never see it again until I needed it. Then he would know exactly where it was and give it to me. Borrow means different things to different people.
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While I do agree, I think even when my best friend was my neighbor, my brother in government housing with me, and even then I find it hard to allow even him to take a firearm registered to me. You just never know. I wouldn’t say that it’s a BAD thing if you personally would let someone borrow it, I just wouldn’t myself. But I am also a huge security freak and want nothing to come back on my family and I.
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Greetings and welcome, Ashton_Jordan. We’re thankful that you’ve joined us and if your USCCA employment is new, congrats!
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I think of a gun as a tool. When I need it he knows where it is. He has a lot of my tools. I have some of his also.
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Appreciate it @ZoldFrog ! I am indeed new to the company and look forward to interacting with yall.
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That’s perfectly fair as well. I suppose I’m just touchy lol
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I am with Ashton on this.
I’d never lend a firearm to someone outside of for use in my presence. Doing so could/would open the door to unfortunate liability risks.
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I agree with tools concept but I wouldn’t consider a gun as a tool, lethal force cannot be compared to everyday tools. I have a warehouse full of tools that I let people borrow things all the time, but not my guns.
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@Younes … In the words of Tracy Morgan “No… Nope… Hell No”
Should the want for use and/or instruction I’ll go with the gun(s) and bring them home with me. To hand someone a gun and not have control over it is a liability I don’t want.
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Nope, lending out a gun to just about anyone is a very hard NO. No way. Just like how we’re responsible for every bullet that leaves our gun, I figure I’m equally responsible for every gun I own.
Having said that, I would lend a gun to my brother, and to my father in law. They’re both true gunners, and my brother has lended me his guns over the years. And, of course, my wife and I use each other’s guns, but that’s probably normal for any married couple.
Basically, though, no one but me or my wife touches my guns.
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Couldn’t agree more.
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The only gun he has of mine is my nail gun.
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Apparently you have never took a hammer or a sledgehammer to somethings head … I grew up on a farm . My brother being much older. During a winter . We had a sick calf it was not going to make it. So he blasted it in the head with a sledgehammer … Being young I was horrified by this …Was not until I was older. I realized it was the humane thing to do…
My weapons stay with me … I have a collapsible cart. I use to fill with weapons and bullets and go to the range … I have taken many friends and random people to the range.
Before they put their hands on a weapon. We go through proper handling procedures… I even have a paper with the range rules… I make them read before hand …
I will lay out several weapons for them to fire . From cheap ones up to competition ones … I will then step back if they want to make it more father son outing …
Where I go there is always a range officer on duty … So for me in the background watching to make sure they have a safe and fun experience…It is no different then the officer being there… Also i am available to answer and questions that might arise …
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Perfect answer, I have no problem lending my nail guns.
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I have seen my share of hammers and sledgehammer. I spent years as a rough carpenter and saw a guy loose 16 teeth when he was hit with the hammer right in the face.
As a matter of fact, a guy pulled a gun at me over 20 years ago in Boston in an ally and all what I had was a hammer to throw at him, luckily that scared him enough that he ran away.
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Is your real name THOR …
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For me there is a conundrum here. I would lend my gun to a close friend who is very experienced and safe with firearms. And there are a couple I can think of.
But if they meet my requirements they already have a selection of firearms so they won’t need mine.
So in theory I would but in reality it will never happen 
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