to tell DH that he can't keep his shotgun in the babys bedroom?

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The gun would be in a locked cabinet in a built in cupboard and dd isn't even a year old so there is no way she could get to it, but, keeping a shotgun in a child's bedroom seems fundamentally wrong to me and I have laid down the law. AIBU?

I think you are probably NBU; but can I please give you a for your thread title? made me

In this country each person that has guns in a household has to have separate cabinets, no one else is ever allowed to know the location of the key, you will lose your license if when inspected anyone else knows the location of the keys,

Someone up thread mentioned keeping the guns away from the house, you wouldn't be allowed to do that, the cabinet must be securely bolted and out of sight.

You can get cabinets that fit under stairs, then box in.

pigeonpi has a pro gun agenda. Why else dredge up an ancient thread?

There's lots of anti-gun hysteria on here....

In this country, guns have to be stored in gun cabinets affixed securely (to the floor or masonry wall). Your firearms licence has to identify who has access. It is very, very controlled.

I can see why some people might have an emotional reaction against them being in the child's bedroom (and there is a practical issue about early morning access) but there is really no substantive reason not to.

Ah, I have just spotted that this is a zombie thread.

Oops, sorry, didn't notice it was an old thread!

Zombie thread - or one that just boils away under the surface. I don't think this thread could age any or become outdated. I found this searching through the internet and wanted to put a point of view across that nevers seems to be mentioned in such arguements.

Squoosh - I am pro-gun safety with responsible ownership.

I don't understand your question, tbh.

If you hold a shotgun licence and are in possession of a gun (both me and my DP used to have them, we have now downgraded to air rifles, as we only now shoot rabbits), then you have to tell the police where you are going to keep it and they inspect it.

If you move the gun, you have to tell them and i doubt that they will ok a child's room. You will then loose your licence, as a question over your suitability will be asked, problem sorted.

I have no problem with children being brought up around guns, it gives a healthy respect, for the food chain as much as handling dangerous weapons.

X post, Zombie thread.

Assuming this is a real question..

Have you considered what would happen if an intruder was to break into your house and DH panicks and thinks 'get the gun!'?

That could lead to an intruder, your DH, and a gun, all in your baby's bedroom!!

Very very worst case scenario i know, but imo more of a worry than a child finding a hidden key(s), unlocking 2 cupboards, finding gun, bullets etc, and managing to shoot the thing.

Oh , just seen how old the thread is!

Surely you have other cupboards elsewhere? . If not, build one in your bedroom, ffs. Why would you use your child's cupboard just because it happens to be there?

We need a zombie emoticon

It's unlikely that the firearms officers would authorise a shotgun to be kept in a child's bedroom so the whole scenario is hypothetical.

I'm assuming he holds a licence for the shotgun and paraphenalia ?

Zombie thread

I do wonder how people stumble across these threads.

oh dear, just realised zombie thread !

My husband has a gun and yes Scottish you are right the rules and regulations about how to keep it secure are so strict that it wouldn't worry me from a physical point of view. also bullets have to be kept locked up elsewhere and there has to be two seperate keys etc.

I wouldn't worry about a child getting hold of it if it is kept in line with guidelines however i would feel uncomfortable about it being in a babies room just as it feels sinister....

Opps just realised that as well!

Oooh, ooh, necromancy! Is there a necromancer in the house?

I don't have very strong feelings on gun control, but I would have called a baby's bedroom a stop-gap as a storage solution, that could become the status quo. I'm sure the police would NOT approve it. IF they did, and seriously I don't think they would.

If you go to all the trouble of setting up the cabinet there, at what point would you end up going to the effort of moving it all again? Hopefully before you walked in on a couple of eight-year-olds trying to pry the door open with a hair-pin, eh?

Arf at this thread. Surprised to not find Lav on here

YANBU there is something which is asking for trouble about letting a gun be in a baby's room and I just wouldn't like it.

I suppose if you are going to keep your guns in the nursery, you might as well move the drinks cabinet in as well..

Can you imagine the reaction from other parents' after a child told his/her friends s/he had a gun in their bedroom?

All your invitations of the naice children for visits might be unaccountably declined .

YABAbitU.

If there's nowhere else for it to go then yes you are.

If he is following firearm ownership laws then there will be absolutely no way your children ( or you for that matter) should be able to get to it.

But why can't the gun cabinet go in your bedroom?