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Gun Control & RKBA

sarisataka

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3. You should mention it to him

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 06:15 PM

Feb 2013

Familiarity breeds complacency- much more dangerous than contempt. Sometimes a reminder...
"I noticed you left your safe open when you left last night. There was ammo in the room too. Nothing came of it but I kept an extra careful watch because of that. I'd hate for one of the boys end up hurt if they got into your stuff."

No accusation to trigger defensive denial. Just a statement of fact and concern. It strikes a deep chord in someone who does know better and brings it back home that safety is much more important than those shortcuts that are too easy to fall into.

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Last night I noticed my brother-in-law's gun safe was open [View all] phantom power Feb 2013 OP

Your opinion of his gun safety credibility "dropped a notch".... hlthe2b Feb 2013 #1

Well, that situation doesn't sound very "well regulated", to me. MissMarple Feb 2013 #2

You should mention it to him sarisataka Feb 2013 #3

Very good suggestions. elleng Feb 2013 #5

I am very good at calling people sarisataka Feb 2013 #9

a great attribute! elleng Feb 2013 #11

Diplomacy is the art of letting other people have your way iiibbb Feb 2013 #15

at least we got an adult response in 3 tries iiibbb Feb 2013 #7

Adult response is to be more concerned about the children in that household... hlthe2b Feb 2013 #12

Are you in that family? No? iiibbb Feb 2013 #13

The children's safety comes first for anyone but the most irresponsible among us. hlthe2b Feb 2013 #14

What excuses? I just spoke in admiration of an adult response in #3 iiibbb Feb 2013 #16

Enjoy your stay here, which will undoubtedly be blissfully hlthe2b Feb 2013 #17

My stay since 2004 you mean? iiibbb Feb 2013 #18

A good response sarisataka Feb 2013 #19

I NEVER suggested a "screaming fit"--YOUR words... Adult response is NOT to ignore risk to children hlthe2b Feb 2013 #20

You response seemed to indicate sarisataka Feb 2013 #21

You and I are not in disagreement... You at least saw the need to intervene unlike the poster who hlthe2b Feb 2013 #22

Correct we are in complete agreement about acting sarisataka Feb 2013 #23

I don't know where you got that I thought it should be ignored... iiibbb Feb 2013 #24

I'm with this one. tblue Feb 2013 #26

I'd drop his gone safety much more than A notch, elleng Feb 2013 #4

what did you do next? gejohnston Feb 2013 #6

Called the police, I would hope mwrguy Feb 2013 #25

Yes, potentially destroy a family over a correctable problem.. iiibbb Feb 2013 #27

cops wouldn't even bother showing up gejohnston Feb 2013 #28

Likely he just forgot Warpy Feb 2013 #8

what did you do? and Yes, it was very slack on his part and not to mention his wive, too. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #10

Your BIL screwed up and you should say something to him. Jenoch Feb 2013 #29

Dad never had a gun safe. We were too poor. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #30

thanks to everybody for their thoughts phantom power Feb 2013 #31

You know him better than I, but he should (via another family member?) be told to change his ways... Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #32

Truth be told... Bay Boy Feb 2013 #33