Do you let people borrow guns?

Arkansas Paul said:

Not just anybody, but there are a couple people that could come get whatever they wanted.

Mere acquaintances? Nah.

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That's a much shorter list.

There is one none family member that, if he really wanted enough to ask, could have take Title I firearm he chose from my relatively meager selection.

He might have more than me at the moment though.

No. I,ve let someone use a gun when I am with them but never let some one take them.

I'll let others shoot one of my guns but only under my supervision.
If someone ,other than me or my wife, needs a gun but doesn't have a gun, they should have gotten one earlier. Xin Loi.
I don't loan tools or vehicles either...

I've let friends and family borrow shotguns and .22s. I'm a little more particular about my scoped rifles. I guess I think of them as more "precision" oriented tools.

Isn't it now problematic to lend a gun to a friend in Washington State because it most circumstances it's considered a "transfer" which requires a background check?

Always loaned my Dad anything he wanted. Usually about 1/2 my collection was at his place.

He died and before I could get there his "church people" wiped him out. Even all the socks and underwear in the drawers, and all his shoes.

I told their lawyer that those guns were "registered" to me and I wanted them back.

Eventually I did get the handguns back, but the rifles and shotguns were long gone.

Use while I am present, as in shooting at the range or hunting together. Handing the gun over as in lending? No. Too much can happen that can come back and bite.

Yes. I let my 8 adult grandchildren borrow my handguns and rifles to go to the local outdoor ranges.

They are all responsible and enjoy the experience immensely.

Only my brother, dad, and bro-in-law, and I'd think long and hard about lending to my brother.

Only my Uncle. I don't even like people handling my firearms at the range. People have a habit of not caring if it's not theirs.

No. My wife has borrowed a couple guns from her dad, but I've never let anyone borrow a gun.

Under extreme circumstances, like if they had been threatened and there was a good chance that threat may be followed, I'd let them borrow a gun for protection, if they absolutely refused any other course of action. I'd have to know, likely be related to, that person. I'd be more likely, though, to go gun shopping with them, help them choose a weapon of their own, and help them train with it.

Some people yes, most people no.

My doctor had my Buckmark for like three years. I figure he had access to stuff a lot more dangerous than a 22 pistol.

Yes. Four of my personal firearms are loaners, that is to say that I own them for no other reason than to let people borrow them. Now that I have designated loaners, I don't have to lend any of my other guns out.

Yes, very occasionally, and only to my two sons. No, I lie. I also loaned a .22 rifle to a good friend who owns "my" lumber yard to deal with a big raccoon living among the 2x4s. All three are experienced gun owners and shooters with Mass. Class-A LTCs. I trust them completely.

Tinpig

Only to my kids. The only others I would trust to lend to are out of state and probably have more guns that I do anyway.

Long guns, yes. Handguns, not unless I'm with you.

My brother will stop by on occasion and want to shoot trap... sometimes I go, sometimes I just hand him my 20 gauge over/under and tell him to have fun. My dad? Same thing. But except for those two, or a few select VERY close friends, it's out of the question.

I guess I am blessed with a few good friends, that I would loan anything too. They even have the codes to get in my house and me theirs. Once when I was out of state for a few weeks I even had one friend take my most valuable guns to his house.

My guns are all collectibles, and they're too valuable to be loaned out. There would simply be no reason for me to lend them, anyway.

There are a couple of people who I trust with some of my guns. They are people who I've been shooting with many times and/or trained to shoot. I trust both of my younger sons with my guns along with one of my brothers. That said, there are a couple of guns that don't go anywhere unless I'm with them.

Matt

Generally family, but I have some friends I would, if they were in need. Sad to see that many here don't have other humans in their circle of trust.

I have loaned a gun or two but only to family and very close friends

I let my brother borrow my shotgun twice. I was disappointed both times.

I have one other friend I would let borrow my guns, if he ever asked. He takes excellent care of his firearms and respects them properly. He is at least as well armed as I am, so it's unlikely to come up.

That's it.

A good friend had a family member who was Alzheimers-positive visit and stay at his family's home for an extended period. During that time he asked me to store his modest gun collection in my safe because the last time the individual stayed at his home he found them wandering the house in the wee hours with a handgun claiming that "they were trying to get into the house". Said handgun had been stored in a locked plastic gun case which had been wrenched open by the relative.
My friend at the time had no safe or other such storage device. This has since been rectified.
I sometimes trade off guns with my relatives. Recently one of them wanted to borrow a patrol rifle for a carbine class.

Heck, I've been known to give them away. I don't have a problem with it as long as I know the recipient.

Only to family members and very close friends.

I trust my friends. If I could not trust them, I would not consider them a true friend. I will loan a gun to any friend or family member whose skill set/experience I know of first hand, and trust. I would not be nearly so nonchalant about loaning a gun to anyone under any other circumstances.