To lend or not to lend a shot gun

[mmi]

i meant one that has no paper trail if it goes south you did not give it to them

[Berncly]

I get that, I dont want to go down that road, but SHTF, things can change.

Nobody, I mean nobody wants this to get to this point, but it could. Going to a ffl for a shotgun sale, i see your side, but im that guy that does the PA lic and carry permit,

I think someone already said something similar to this somewhere else.
What I have learned over time is that you can't impose your priorities on other people and get the results you expect.

If your neighbor was the guy you want him to be he would already own a gun, and giving him one will not alter who he is or what his priorities are.
Accordingly, his covering your back will always be in doubt, as will his level of responsibility with your gun around his family and friends.

Better to make him a range buddy.
Bring him into the fold at his own pace.

[pa350z]

Would have had a poll to this..but anyway.. hows that is done?

I have two neighbors fairly down to earth, who Im pretty sure have no guns, one has kids, the other has none. Both are good people, helpfull, never a problem. When this shit storm goes down, who gets the extra shot gun? Now everyone is cool, good buddy stuff, but this can go sideways quick. One has allot on his plate (kids) the other nothing to worry about. The one with kids is home ALL day, the other is not.

Thinking ahead here, you just gave a shotgun to your neighbor with kids who NEED food, or the other one. One with kids is home all day, laid off, because of this shit, the other neighbor is working most the time, and never see.

One has nothing to lose, the other has allot to lose. That could turn ugly

You want him to defend your shit, but he could also take it.

I guess being married once is the same thing

I would not lend any firearms to anyone other than immediate family. Too much liability. IMHO

[Roland45]

I would loan them a bafoeng 888s, ( a cheapo walkie talkie in GMRS, or hacked to marine freqs if you or they live anywhere near water) the guns stay with me and mine. The 888s has an honest range of 3/4 mile in and around the hood, and all they would need to do is yell for help, think of it like a backwoods 911 system.
the guns would come a runnin.
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[chessiedog1]

NO.

[Gunsnwater]

Im still waiting to get back my book, holster, sling, cash, tools. Loans are for banks.