Free Indeed Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) I am just curious about the amount of homeschoolers that carry. I was recently discussing this in "real life" and since this is the largest group of homeschoolers I know I thought I would ask here. No debate please. Edited September 30, 2016 by Free Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 There isn't an option for the second question for unlicensed people. :) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I'm not but hubby is and does and my best homeschooling friends both do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) I can't vote because apparently I've never posted on TWTM forums. Interesting. I don't carry. Please don't mug me. Eta: Voted. :) Edited September 30, 2016 by Slache 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No guns in our house and we're in Texas. (Just thought it was funny because most people think Texas = guns everywhere.) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No guns in our home. We live in the suburbs of a major city, we are not hunters, and I see no need. I did own a gun, once upon a time, so am not mindlessly against them. But I had an at-risk, suicidal teenager at one time, and there is No. Way. In. Heck. I could take the chance of him finding it. I could not have lived with myself. To this day, he does not know I ever owned one, or that it was removed from our home for his sake. Since it's removal, I have felt no need to replace it. Again - we live in the suburbs. We don't hunt. I cannot for the life of me figure out why we'd need one. I understand that people who hunt feel differently. No biggie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Oh, and I could not vote in the poll. Without an option for unlicensed people on the second question, so unlicensed people can answer, I think the results will be skewed. :) Unless you're only looking for licensed people to respond, then maybe adjust the first question? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 We don't own guns. I have just recently realized that what I estimate to be a majority of homeschool moms I know carry. It is not for us but it does not bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) WTM is not letting me vote either. No guns here. No desire for guns here. Edited September 30, 2016 by Ali in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 We don't own guns. I only know of one person in real life who owns guns - a relative living in another state. If anyone else within my circle of friends & acquaintances is a gun owner, they don't talk about it or admit to it. But I live in an affluent, urban area where gun ownership is not socially acceptable or necessary. I assume that there may be gun owners in more rural parts of our state, because of hunting or farm-protection type issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 I think I fixed the poll. I don't make these very often so I am not very good at it. 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Not every state requires someone be licensed to carry. Most of the people armed up here don't bother with federal CC permits, because they aren't needed. I'd say between 20-30% of the families out in public around here are armed with something on their persons or in their vehicles, and it's higher more rurally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 If you're trying to get a bigger picture you might add a question if spouse carries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epicurean Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I have a permit and I carry a lot of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No guns in our house. I am not a fan. I don't know anyone who carries. Nobody has ever said they do. But I know lots of people in our circles have them. Police officers, hunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Homeschool and carry what? Was my first thought in reading the op, if that answers the question. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 There isn't an option for the second question for unlicensed people. :) You don't have to be licensed to carry in every state, so it makes sense that it's a separate question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 You left off "no because I or a member of my household is without 2nd amendment rights." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 i'm not. Husband is. He does carry much of the time when out of the house. In the house all fire arms are in safes with 8 digit combinations. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Homeschool and carry what? Was my first thought in reading the op, if that answers the question. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Chocolate! All homeschooling moms need a stash of emergency chocolate concealed on their person or in their bag for those stressful kid moments. I highly recommend carrying the little bags of chocolate-covered blueberries. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No. No need, no desire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 CC is pretty much not legal where we live. Technically, a license exists, but it's never, ever issued to anyone. I think I read somewhere that less than 10 people in my county have been approved. If we could apply, my husband probably would, but I would not. We do own a handgun and it is kept in a biometric safe. Everyone in the family has been trained to use it, but only dh and I can open the safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No license, no guns. I don't have a problem with it, theoretically. But personally, the thought of actually having one and having to know how to use it causes my stomach to lurch. My dad had some guns, and we went out to target shoot a time or two--I enjoyed it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No, but I want to get a permit. No guns in our house. I am rare in my area. Most of the homeschool moms I know conceal and carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Homeschool and carry what? Was my first thought in reading the op, if that answers the question. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Um that was me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 We own guns (rifles, shotgun), but we only use them around the house for hunting and nuisance critter maintenance so I voted no (with no desire) and no. I see no need to have anything more than utility weapons. I haven't even shot a handgun since my AF days (many moons ago) and don't have a desire to rekindle that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 We both have licenses. We enjoy target shooting, and we live in an area where we could need it for wildlife. No, we don't carry (unless we are going somewhere to target practice.) All our weapons are in locked safes. If any of our kids shows the first signs of mental illness/suicidal thoughts, all the guns will be gone, locked safe or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalytic Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No, because we're in a state that doesn't believe in the 2nd amendment. Yes, we own many guns, no we don't usually carry in states where allowed because of the children. All our guns are kept triple locked with no clip/bolt, and ammo is stored in separate locked containers. When DH retires, we will both get CC permits, and will carry most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) If you're trying to get a bigger picture you might add a question if spouse carries.Agreed. I answered based on dh's answer not mine. Afaik, you don't need a permit to carry in my state. You need a permit to CONCEAL carry. Edited September 30, 2016 by athomeontheprairie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 My life seems really boring. The ladies out there who cc seem like Charlie's Angels to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I got a concealed carry permit just because it makes it a lot easier for me to haul the stuff to the target range, which my dh and I do together infrequently. Without it, there are too many steps you have to take and it makes it a PITB just to go out for the hour of target shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epicurean Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 One reason I carry is that I've been in a situation before where if I had been able to defend myself, or someone nearby had been carrying, I would not have been hurt. It was a public place in a low crime area in daylight. So while I don't think I will ever have to use it (it's not like I strap it on like a cowboy hoping to get in a gun fight), I also think it's important to realize that it could save someone's life. The police hardly ever show up in time to actually stop a crime from happening, and there are many cases where a citizen who was carrying prevented tragedies from happening. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Neither dh and I are. We do have a couple of hunting guns for dispatching suspicious coons, possum, and skunks plus the ground hogs that eat everyone's gardens. The other three because if they get too "friendly" it can be an issue. We have an occasional rabid coon or possum in the county and 10-12 rabid skunks per year so we don't want them around making trouble. I do have a friend that carries and so does her husband. They homeschool their two children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I live in a state where it's almost impossible to get a CC permit. I don't think I'd ever want to carry even if I lived in a state that allowed it. We have no guns at all. We've considered getting a shotgun to deal with bears and other critters but haven't bothered yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I don't carry, nor do I have a license or desire to. My FIL is a gunsmith, so yeah, we have guns around. :) I know more public/private school families that carry than homeschool families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) Neither of us carry, no cc permits. I went target shooting with dh and 2 sons over the summer. I totally didn't like it but I have excellent aim. Last time I went target shooting I was 18. That was many children ago. I enjoyed it then. I have several female and male friends who have conceal carry and do often carry, their ages range from 30s to 60s. Once my mom met my sister's estranged husband at the door at 1 a.m. and told him to get the hell off her property as she had a shotgun in her hands. Edited October 4, 2016 by Gaillardia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegP Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) I live in a state that does not require any licenses or permits to carry guns, concealed or non concealed. DH and I both carry daily. ETA- we see people open carrying at church, at grocery stores, pretty much all over. Edited September 30, 2016 by MegP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I got a concealed carry permit just because it makes it a lot easier for me to haul the stuff to the target range, which my dh and I do together infrequently. Without it, there are too many steps you have to take and it makes it a PITB just to go out for the hour of target shooting. I'm actually considering getting mine for this reason. And for the times I drive alone on desolate highways with no one to call for help within an hour's drive. I would in those circumstances like to have a firearm in the car, and although I'd keep it locked up while driving, if I were broken down on the side of the road, I'd like to have the option to have it reachable while waiting for help. So maybe someday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimom Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I grew up in a home with many, many guns, for hunting and otherwise. As an adult the only gun we had early in our marriage was a rifle, what we consider our 'snake gun'. Because of home study (adoption) rules it was locked up early and securely and has pretty much stayed that way as we have one child who has always been the one to do the exact opposite of what is told so we knew it was safest that way. We feel all of our kids are now 'safe' around guns and have toyed with getting a CC but just haven't pursued it as it hasn't been a huge priority. A large percentage of our friends do CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 My understanding is that in my area it's legal to carry but only unloaded weapons. That makes no sense to me (what would be the point of having it?) I don't think that having strict laws makes the area any safer because there are plenty of gang members and other criminals who are armed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 We have no guns. My husband wants one but I hope he doesn't get one. It would bother me to have it around all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Neither of us are licensed any more but I was years ago when I had late classes on Campus in a large city. DH used to be because it's what almost all young men do in the area/town he's from. We used to have several hunting weapons and a couple pistols but the only gun currently in the house is DS's 22 rifle he got for Christmas a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 No handgun licences available here and no need for a gun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Such a disgusting thought. Of course not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) This is opening my eyes to the fact that homeschool groups and co-ops need to specifically address a weapons policy for the adults in attendance at or participating in events, so that attendees know what to expect. Edited October 2, 2016 by KarenNC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I voted no as we don't own guns. I don't understand the need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 No. We have no guns nor will we get any guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianAlison+3boys Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I'm in Canada and voted no and can't see any reason to be. The only people I know who have guns in the house use them in their work (police). And they do not carry off duty. I have lived rural, in a small city, and in a major city and my answer doesn't change for any of the environments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I don't but dh does. Absolutely everywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 There is no such thing as concealed carry here. Generally the ability to take a handgun anywhere is fairly restricted, you need it locked up while you are moving it, and a permt to do so. With longuns you can carry one around if you are doing something like actually hunting, but not hiding it which would be weird and seem to indicate some nefarious purpose. Dh sometimes hunts, so that is about the extent of gun carrying about here. He used to target shoot but doesn't have time these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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