cstone
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To the OP, a common definition of etiquette is 1. the customs or rules governing behaviour regarded as correct or acceptable in social or official life
If there is a law that requires notification of the homeowner, then etiquette would require a gun carrier to notify the home owner. This seems pretty straight forward. Absent any law, then it would seem to be a matter of what is regarded as correct or acceptable behaviour in your social life. I also understand etiquette to be the rules by which we treat each other with respect and do not cause unnecessary discomfort to others. This is why I do not regularly discuss weapons and their use unless I know that I am conversing with someone who has a common interest. If I know in advance that the mere presence of a weapon in someone's home would cause them discomfort or in some way show disrespect, then I would avoid carrying a weapon into that person's home. There are times, for professional reasons when I am required to carry a weapon into someone's home, but I do not believe that is what the OP was referring to with this question.
Here is the OP's original question. "Do you normally inform someone that you carry prior to going to their home with the gun, or if you're going to a friends do you just not carry?"
Given just that question, each of us will come to our best decision on what we should do in a given circumstance based on the information we already have regarding the person's home we are visiting.
Barring a statutory requirement in your location, I do not believe that one answer will always be the correct answer to the question.
My opinion is mine and it is subject to change depending on circumstances.
If there is a law that requires notification of the homeowner, then etiquette would require a gun carrier to notify the home owner. This seems pretty straight forward. Absent any law, then it would seem to be a matter of what is regarded as correct or acceptable behaviour in your social life. I also understand etiquette to be the rules by which we treat each other with respect and do not cause unnecessary discomfort to others. This is why I do not regularly discuss weapons and their use unless I know that I am conversing with someone who has a common interest. If I know in advance that the mere presence of a weapon in someone's home would cause them discomfort or in some way show disrespect, then I would avoid carrying a weapon into that person's home. There are times, for professional reasons when I am required to carry a weapon into someone's home, but I do not believe that is what the OP was referring to with this question.
Here is the OP's original question. "Do you normally inform someone that you carry prior to going to their home with the gun, or if you're going to a friends do you just not carry?"
Given just that question, each of us will come to our best decision on what we should do in a given circumstance based on the information we already have regarding the person's home we are visiting.
Barring a statutory requirement in your location, I do not believe that one answer will always be the correct answer to the question.
My opinion is mine and it is subject to change depending on circumstances.