Staying in a cabin with group of friends, should I tell them?

[ny32182]

I don't see why this situation would be any different than any other day; that is, no one needs to know, any more than they need to know if you're carrying a brown or black wallet. Just making this thread makes it out to be a much bigger deal than it is.

The only thing I can possibly see here is the skiing... I'm not a skier; can you carry while doing so? If not I would unload it and bury it in my bag; maybe even cable lock it just in case someone is digging through your bag for some reason.

I've done the "mountain cabin with friends" before, and in my case I knew each of them plenty well enough to know they wouldn't be going through my stuff. So, it was carry like usual during the day, and in the evenings when we were... having some beverages, I just leave it buried in my luggage.

 

[CoRoMo]

...some might not be [okay with it], and it might be better to keep it a secret so they can sleep without getting freaked out.

Then don't mention it. There is zero to gain from telling anyone.

 

[oldbanjo]

People get shot with unloaded Guns. No you should not be showing your Gun to anyone on say a Camping trip. If it was a Hunting trip and everyone had a Gun that would be different.

 

[blitzen]

Don't say a word to anyone. Figure out a way to dress/undress without outing yourself. No reason anyone has to know. I've done the same thing in cabins and on boats.

 

[therewolf]

IMO, the real "gun nuts" are these PC tubes who all think we should tailor our

personal and private life according to their opinions.

In a group like that, more than likely somebody's already CCW. Maybe it's a

switchblade, a .357, or a French razor. Did THEY share this information with

YOU?

 

[BP Hunter]

Will you actually be skiing/snowboarding with it? I always bring a gun to my snowboard trips but I leave it in the car. Though I carry everywhere legal, the slopes is one place I feel I do not feel any "danger". I don't feel the need carrying on the beach either.

 

[Dave P]

Should you tell? Why of course not! They will know you are a freak, and never want to be near you again!

Hide that pistol. Keep it covered up. Keep it unloaded. Keep a trigger lock on it. Put the ammo in the trunk, or just leave it at home. Don't let these people think that a gun is an everyday, normal thing to have with you during your travels. Normal people call 911, not carry dangerous weapons. You hide your meds, don't you? How bout your dirty underwear?? Everyone knows All gun owners are overly suspicious, dimwitted folks. And don't forget to lock up the butter knives, just so your friends sleep better.

/rant off

 

[bigfatdave]

Though I carry everywhere legal, the slopes is one place I feel I do not feel any "danger". I don't feel the need carrying on the beach either.

This is why I choose my victims from recreational areas.
Snowboarders gots purty mouths, after all.

 

[Nushif]

I guess I don't understand the question.

When I carry a gun I treat it kinda like uh ... a cell phone, or a watch. But I don't regularly carry watches, oddly enough.

If someone sees it while you're changing or something, well, I guess they saw that you carry a gun on your belt. No biggie, right? If nobody sees it, well, then nobody sees it. And if someone really notices and raises a fuss, treat it non-chalantly. It's not like the gun defines you as a person. I don't act any different when I carry. Why should you?

Remember, the label gun owner does not define your entire existence. 8) It shouldn't define your vacation, either.

 

[Claude Clay]

tell no one and the gun i have taken in similar situtations is my K-T p3at in its artofthehide pocket 'holdster'

it stays in my front right pocket and in bed i fold my pants so that pocket is on top and the pants are placed between the mattress and cot by my head...like a extra pillow if someone asks why you put them there.

 

[hso]

I wouldn't let anyone know and I wouldn't let anyone have an opportunity to "play" with or steal the firearm. You have no idea who the other people are that you don't already have a relationship with and you can't depend on the assumptions of your friend's friends being like you.

 

[rondog]

Be sure and tell them all about your nail clippers, pocket flashlight, and the condom in your wallet too.

 

[buck460XVR]

No where do you say in your OP that you have a permit to carry concealed. If you have a permit, there's no reason to say anything.

 

[kaferhaus]

I'd certainly tell the owner.... otherwise you could be spending the night outside.

Seen it happen at a fishing camp. And the owner of the cabin was a gun owner.... he was just pissed that someone brought a gun into his place without his knowing about it.

I would be too...

You obviously don't know any of these people well.... or you wouldn't be asking the question in the first place.

 

[ChronoCube]

Thanks for the input everyone.

Telling them will mean you think it's a big enough deal that it needs mentioning. The people you tell will pick up on this and then think it's a big enough deal that they need to tell more people. In short, don't make it a big deal, it won't be a big deal.

I guess I don't understand the question.

Just to clarify my question: I wanted to know if there was some sort of etiquette regarding letting people know if we are sleeping in the same cabin. I haven't been in this situation before so I haven't thought it through.

No where do you say in your OP that you have a permit to carry concealed. If you have a permit, there's no reason to say anything.

I don't, but in a cabin I won't need one. I also didn't say I'll carry it per se. I probably won't carry it, just keep it somewhere out of sight -- in a backpack, under my pillow, etc.

You obviously don't know any of these people well.... or you wouldn't be asking the question in the first place.

That's a pretty big conclusion to jump to. I said I don't know everyone, but those I do know will probably be okay with it.

Also, I would prefer to bring a rifle and handgun. The rifle would locked in a case the whole time but it would be hard to hide the case. But many of you have suggested only a handgun.

 

[kaferhaus]

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That's a pretty big conclusion to jump to. I said I don't know everyone, but those I do know will probably be okay with it.

Not "big" at all... if you KNEW the people you'd already KNOW their attitude towards you having a weapon with you for what I assume is a simple ski outing.

 

[hardworker]

If you're gonna keep it in a backpack then there's no reason to say anything to anyone. Don't mention it and forget it's there unless you need it. Telling people will just make it seem like a bigger deal than it is.

 

[ny32182]

Why the cased rifle? A locked up rifle isn't going to be much good in terms of "self defense", and if it isn't a hunting trip, what is the goal?

Also there may be a finer point here that matters... when you say "tell the owner", is the owner there, and are you a personal guest of the owner? If so, state law may require you to tell (I believe this would be the case in SC). If it is just a random cabin that you are renting through a property management company, I would definitely not tell them, or even attempt to locate the owner... any more than I try to locate and tell the owner of the mall or any other random place I might go during the day.

 

[wgsigs]

Just to keep this discussion alive a little longer I offer a different point of view (not necessarily one I hold) out from paranoid left field. Are any of your friends practical jokers? I would hate to accidentally shoot someone who was out creeping around at night trying to "scare" his friends. A very unlikely scenario, but one that could happen.

 

[oldbanjo]

Good point and another reason that everyone should not know about the Gun. Someone else could get the Gun.

 

[Average Joe]

CCW means you don't have to show what you got. It defeats the purpose to expose yourself , those that don't know, don't know.... I don't tell anybody, its none of their business.

 

[Al LaVodka]

Why would you tell ANYONE there. What's the point. You need a reason to do something. Find one to tell even the cabin owner. Do you tell them what color underwear you wear too?
Al

 

[dh2683]

Words to Live By "ALWAYS CARRY-NEVER TELL"

 

[Leanwolf]

ChronoCube, you said you do not have a CCW. Therefore, if you carry that pistol in a backpack, etc., you are breaking the law. Even "open carry" can garner you some grief from cops, if they choose to bust you. In the cabin, you're okay, but step out on the porch, etc., and you are in violation.

I don't know why you'd carry a rifle with you on a skiing trip, unless you're wanting to do some training in case you've decided to join the Army and put in for the 10th Mtn. Div. I no longer ski -- bum knee -- but when I did, I can't think of a time when a rifle would have been anything but a burden.

A big problem might issue with someone in your group if the members know you have a gun there. I've never been on a skiing trip with friends that at night, we didn't do a fair amount of boozing it up. Kinda goes with the night and the territory. Someone in your group just might find someway to "play" with your gun and then... well, accidents happen, especially when alcohol is around.

If it were I, I'd take one handgun and no one would know about it as it would be in deep concealment.

BTW, in California, you are not required to tell someone in his home that you are carrying a firearm. At least there was no law requiring "notification" on the books when I lived n Los Angeles for nearly 36 years.

L.W.

 

[ChronoCube]

Why would you tell ANYONE there. What's the point. You need a reason to do something. Find one to tell even the cabin owner. Do you tell them what color underwear you wear too?

Be sure and tell them all about your nail clippers, pocket flashlight, and the condom in your wallet too.

Please keep this high road. Comments like these are not helpful, esp. when I already explained that I am not clear whether there is some etiquette involved when sleeping in the same quarters as other people. I haven't done that while armed before so I haven't thought about it, hence it is not "obvious" to me what I should do.