Say, CG, You're a killer, right?

[Ohio Gun Guy]

just smile as stair..........keep it up for long enough to be uncomfortable.

I would throw in a joke about "killing" some paper targets, then maybe add a little about shooting / the subject at hand / the bullets you were given.....

 

[guntech59]

I hate nicknames and snark remarks like that,there rude and disrespectful. Used to work with a guy that called me "Mr Magoo",thought he was hilarious. I put up with it for a while then it was getting old. Had a talk with my manger about it and was hit with "your a baby can't take a joke" the usual. One day I got the "Mr Magoo" name and I lost it.
Told him if he called me that once more I would report him to HR for harassment and get him fired The look on his face was the "Oh S$%t I think I got a problem. After that he gave me a very wide berth.

You went to your manager?

Just tell him to cut the crap or you'll fatten his lip. Man up!

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Yes, we are killers, dinosaurs, and a few other colorful names given us by the non-gun crowd. Take it tongue-in-cheek, and be proud. We are the ones they call on when the situation gets ugly, as they have neither the inclination or the means to do anything about it. Anyone had one of these softer people come running to you for protection or just a higher feeling of security, knowing you are the one armed?

 

[BADUNAME37]

When I was six, a relative (as old as my grandfather) would tell me "I could click you in the head so hard, it would kill you!"

I wanted to ask him to try it, as, even at 6, I knew he was full of shi*.

When he died within a month or so I was happy I would never see his face again. Haven't missed him since, either!

 

[BADSBSNF81]

IMHO, you need to have a conversation with your boss. If that doesn't happen and the hotel is owned by a company, check the HR policies. Document everything. In the company I work for, the intent of the speaker means nothing. The perception of the employee to the speaker's words is what counts.

 

[Dynamite Doc]

This is my first post here on THR and I feel obligated to share my feelings on this subject.
While most of my friends are gun enthusiasts, not a single one of them will ever actually purchase or own one. Because of this, among my friends, colleagues, co-workers and even family, I am considered the weirdo with the gun collection. By the by, this "collection" consists of two pistols and a beat-up old shotgun left to me when my grandpa died.
I realize the bulk of the statements that they make about me have absolutely nothing to do with my actual character or personality, it's just something else to joke about, however over time it can hurt. Especially if the ones making the jokes are close, or even just people you see daily.
If you and your co-worker are on friendly terms, I'd say it would be best to try and nip it in the bud. It is, at the very least inappropriate and implies a hostile work environment, which is the last place an active shooter wants to be.

 

[22-rimfire]

I'm not a killer; I'm a sportsman, conservationist, hunter, and fisherman.

I did find a mostly full box of 300 win mags that I plan on "forgetting" at the range some day I remember to take them along.

 

[CajunBass]

Where I work I'm known as the resident "gun nut." Doesn't bother me any.

 

[Panzercat]

Arch your eyebrow with a skeptical look back at the person in question, then respon in a sufficiently doubtful tone, "Killer? Really?"

They'll get the idea how dumb they sound.

 

[youngda9]

This is my first post here on THR and I feel obligated to share my feelings on this subject.
While most of my friends are gun enthusiasts, not a single one of them will ever actually purchase or own one. Because of this, among my friends, colleagues, co-workers and even family, I am considered the weirdo with the gun collection. By the by, this "collection" consists of two pistols and a beat-up old shotgun left to me when my grandpa died.
I realize the bulk of the statements that they make about me have absolutely nothing to do with my actual character or personality, it's just something else to joke about, however over time it can hurt. Especially if the ones making the jokes are close, or even just people you see daily.
If you and your co-worker are on friendly terms, I'd say it would be best to try and nip it in the bud. It is, at the very least inappropriate and implies a hostile work environment, which is the last place an active shooter wants to be.

I don't see how they can be "gun enthusiasts" yet "not a single one of them will ever actually purchase or own one"

People are afraid of things they don't know and understand. Sounds like your "friends" need some education. Take them shooting.