Advice Columnist Tells Father to Evict Daughter from His House for Owning a Gun

[Jazzhead]

There are rational reasons to own a gun,  and rational reasons to not have a gun in the home.   In many households,  the perceived danger is not from home invasions but from a gun being used as the facilitator of a deadly domestic dispute or suicide.   And the numbers demonstrate the rationality of that concern.   

Bottom line is - his house, his rules.   

[thackney]

There are rational reasons to own a gun,  and rational reasons to not have a gun in the home.   In many households,  the perceived danger is not from home invasions but from a gun being used as the facilitator of a deadly domestic dispute or suicide.   And the numbers demonstrate the rationality of that concern.   

Bottom line is - his house, his rules.

 

[Bill Cipher]

There are rational reasons to own a gun,  and rational reasons to not have a gun in the home.   In many households,  the perceived danger is not from home invasions but from a gun being used as the facilitator of a deadly domestic dispute or suicide.   And the numbers demonstrate the rationality of that concern.   

Bottom line is - his house, his rules.   

Exactly. 

[sneakypete]

Guns are the liberal version of reefer madness.

That said, at 24 y/o she needs to be out on her own.

@Free Vulcan

True,but life ain't perfect,this ain'tr a perfect world we are living in and these ain't the 1950's,when there were safe,reasonably priced apartments young single women could afford to rent on the money they made working.

It is also a MUCH more dangerous world for young women living alone than it was when many of us were growing up.

Those of us who are conservatives must NOT let our dogma bite us in the asses. Let's leave that for the Dims.

[Smokin Joe]

Perhaps this issue with the dad could have been avoided if his daughter had simply sat down and discussed it with her parents before bringing the gun into their home.  Perhaps there is a perfectly legit reason for her to have a gun when she's away from the house that she needs to convey to them.

But besides the fact the "advice" columnist gave some really stupid advice...the dad's hand wringing uninformed response and over the top description of the gun in question is kinda disturbing...and shows how little most people know about guns these days.

Dad sees a 'Glock 40" as a weapon of criminals. Dad needs an education. If daughter is pretty, or even if not particularly so, she can be a target for the types of folks who would use her like a rented mule and leave her in a shallow grave or a ditch somewhere. He needs to get a clue, here. Yes, it's his house, but if by kicking her out to live in an apartment she can barely afford, he puts her in a bad neighborhood, she'll be even more likely to need that weapon.

It's his house, his rules, but I think he needs to revisit his thinking on what rules he makes and why.

[Cyber Liberty]

Dad sees a 'Glock 40" as a weapon of criminals. Dad needs an education. If daughter is pretty, or even if not particularly so, she can be a target for the types of folks who would use her like a rented mule and leave her in a shallow grave or a ditch somewhere. He needs to get a clue, here. Yes, it's his house, but if by kicking her out to live in an apartment she can barely afford, he puts her in a bad neighborhood, she'll be even more likely to need that weapon.

It's his house, his rules, but I think he needs to revisit his thinking on what rules he makes and why.

The neighborhood she already lives in ain't no great shakes...two home invasions in a decade.

[roamer_1]

That's understandable.  One does not need to be a Hoplophobe to want to confiscate in that case.  The Insurance implications are astounding, among other issues.

No it's not... I don't get that at all.