Convincing a parent...

[owl8055]

Hi all,

I tried searching for a similar topic, but couldn't find anything.

I just got my PAL, but I've run into a roadblock. My mom doesn't want guns in the house. I've tried convincing her with the usual arguments, but nothing's worked. My mom isn't really an anti, she just doesn't like/isn't comfortable around guns. It took me 3 years just to get her to let me store airsoft guns in the house.

She's said I can store them the garage, but I'm not comfortable with that option as our garage is detached, 50 years old, and the door's lock hasn't worked since we moved in.

I can also store them at a friends house, but it just wouldn't be the same.

Moving out also isn't feasible(broke student).

Any ideas for what I could do to convince her? Anyone else been in a similar situation with a parent or spouse?

Thanks

[squamishhunter]

Start your carpentry apprenticeship hours and fix the garage.

[JayFlip]

Sounds like she didn't know you were even getting your lisc.
If you aren't tinkering with them, and they're NR, no reason to not just store them with a friend for now until you think of something else/move out. You don't need to be taking them out to play with around the house.

[Potasz]

Start your carpentry apprenticeship hours and fix the garage.

I second this motion, add alarm and CCTV
And you are set
K

[CeeZer]

I usually say - "Get a job hippie"...

Get "on your feet", move out, be a man.

[Green Skull]

When I was your age my momma told me not to get a tattoo of Roy Orbison....



What momma don't know won't hurt her.

[JeffFromCanada]

Your Mom's house. Her rules! If you're old enough to have a PAL then you're old enough to move out

[1000yards]

Have you tried offering to double lock them, trigger locks in a locked hard case, and that you wouldn't fondle them anywhere but the range and the ammo will be locked up seperately in a fire proof box?

Replace the locks on the garage, it's easy, and get a trail cam and set it up as a discreet video system so if anything where to happen you'd get stills of it atleast, and chain whatever case or box your using to something big and heavy.

Or get a used coke machine and hollow it out, it would be an awesome safe.

[Limey57]

I usually say - "Get a job hippie"...

Get "on your feet", move out, be a man.

Give the kid a brake .

[sk8r]

Your Mom's house. Her rules! If you're old enough to have a PAL then you're old enough to move out

^^^^^^ this.