Either get new relatives or figure out your house rules and stick with them. My experience is that anti-firearms folks are very subject to the situation with the general condition being they don't need a firearm so no one else should. If they ever need one - you are their best friend.
Don't be all over the map. Figure out how things will be in your household and stick to it.
It's the prerogative of the parent to decide what they want their kid exposed to. For example, I feel all the problems of the world can be directly associated to soccer, and if we banned soccer, the world would be a better place. Is there anything wrong with me instilling my opinions on my offspring? I don't think so.
Dad doesn't want his kid exposed to guns. So What? Put on your Big-Boy panties and move on. People have different opinions and that's the way it is.
I think this was more about spending time with the kid, and yes you should respect the parents wishes but regardless its a bad situation I dont think the big issue is teaching the kid to shoot its about having him over in a house with EVIL (joke) guns. Agreed on the soccer though. LOL
Have you tried inviting the father to go out and shoot with you. Just you and him, so you can speak frankly and maybe he can gain a better understanding of how firearms work and the care you use to make sure they are handles, used and stored in a safe manner. I am not saying this is the case with this guy but often the fear comes from ignorance. Maybe he has never really been around firearms, or the ones he has been around have been handled by people that did not put safety at a paramount.
If I grew up thinking that all rabbits were like the rabbit on search for the holy grail and no one ever took the time to re-educate me and explain to me the differences between myth and reality I would never let my boys go over to some ones house that raised rabbits lol. Silly example I know, but it does happen. There are many people out there (again not sure about this guy) that do not have an ounce of experience with fire arms, or have been introduced to them by idiots that misuse them. maybe a day at the range with the father would settle him down a bit and also build some family relations that might inject some stability into his home life.
Your house your rules. If they are properly stored and someone still has a problem with it, they can pound sand.
Amen...
My sister and her husband are both against firearms but managed to have a couple boys. Young boys are always interested in guns but my sister did her best to stifle it in them, which naturally only made them more curious and interested.
It all came to a head when my mom and dad bought them toy guns on a family trip. They became a *little* more accepting of the whole idea but I still get stink eye from my sister when the topic comes up.
The how's and why' of his position are irrelevant, being confrontational won't change his position it will only strengthen it.
So it depends on if you want a relationship with the kid, if you do you have to follow the parent rules. I know if an in-law did not follow my wishes with one of my boys I'd flush them in a heart beat, or faster.
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