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JerryM · October 7, 2012, 12:51 AM

I do not have a problem lending guns. I just make sure I know who they are, and have confidence in their ability to safely operate it.
I value my friends more than my guns, and if there is a reason they want to borrow one, that is OK.

I am more particular about hunting rifles than handguns as rifles might be dropped and scopes or stocks broken. But I have loaned hunting rifles in the past.

If I had a friend who needed to borrow a gun because his was not operating properly I would not hesitate to let him borrow mine.

I do not see it as a "No, No." Just make sure you know who and why you are loaning the gun.

Jerry

October 7, 2012, 12:51 AM	#4
JerryM Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 1999 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,889	I do not have a problem lending guns. I just make sure I know who they are, and have confidence in their ability to safely operate it. I value my friends more than my guns, and if there is a reason they want to borrow one, that is OK. I am more particular about hunting rifles than handguns as rifles might be dropped and scopes or stocks broken. But I have loaned hunting rifles in the past. If I had a friend who needed to borrow a gun because his was not operating properly I would not hesitate to let him borrow mine. I do not see it as a "No, No." Just make sure you know who and why you are loaning the gun. Jerry __________________ Ecclesiastes 12:13 ¶Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.