That's their right.
I just don't ask permission for a laundry list of things before I enter a house. Most of the time, they're a non-issue because nobody mentions them.
There's no expectation that someone carrying concealed will inform anyone, at least here. That's not part of standard etiquette.
If you don't want me to wear shoes in your house, that's fine. But you have to tell me; I'm not going to ask if there's no reason to ask. I also won't ask whether you have any problem with atheists, or libertarians, or dog lovers. Furthermore, certain things would cause me to leave someone's house, with the clear indication that I was leaving because I thought that the resident was a jerk that I wouldn't lower myself to spending any more time with.
That stuff works both ways. But unless there is a particular etiquette about something, we don't all present anyone with a list of rules when they enter our homes, or we enter theirs. If I don't want Mormons in my house, it's my business to tell people up front; it's not their obligation to ask.
Guns are not magical things. A lot of people carry concealed, and nobody ever mentions it unless there's a good reason.
I expect people to keep any potentially-dangerous items safe from the prying hands of children, and I expect to do the same. But that's got little or nothing to do with firearms, specifically.
You know, I think the question itself comes from a childish perception of firearms. I had it, too, at first. But after you carry on a fairly-regular basis, and you meet other grownups who do, also, you stop getting all giddy whenever you carry. It becomes routine, and you don't think about it much. When you get to that point, it seems downright strange to think that you would have to go around telling people you have your gun whenever you pass through a doorway.
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