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So I hired a contractor to do the tile work in my bedroom. The job was done poorly by a team and had to be redone. So the first crew was 2 guys who came with the contractor and did the work. I had to work, but my Mom was there to babysit them. lol
My question pertains to the tile guy who redid the job and his bringing his family on site. We had gone back and forth with the contractor to get someone over there. His replacement subcontractor stood us up the weekend prior. So he finally got a guy who found a guy... ugh... anyway... he had to work alone, so it was slow going. It ended up being a Saturday. It was a Saturday that I had a work thing. Again I enlisted my Mother.
So things were fine when I left... tile guy and contractor showed up and I left them to it. I got to the work event an hour away and got a call a while later. Mom said contractor left tile guy to work. tile guy left for lunch and returned with his family... Wife and 2 kids. I said kids... where are they? " In the room with him tiling. He has the door shut so they are not running around the house. "
I instantly had a sick feeling... since the bedroom was being tiled... the guns had been moved to the walk in closet on the bathroom hallway connected to the bedroom. They were packed high & deep in the closet. High enough to be out of a child's reach. the closet had a child lock on the closet door to keep my cats from opening it. Yes smart cats!
Why were they not locked up you ask? The wife and I live alone with no gun safe yet. Planning to build hiding spots versus a traditional safe. in progress in bedroom...
The oldest child that came was about 5 years old. Old enough to manipulate the child lock. Mom said he was in and out of the porch door of our bedroom multiple times alone. I was freaking about the guns, but didn't want to even bring attention that they are there. It would be near impossible for him to get to them, but still... just the idea that a child was near my guns semi unsupervised.
And no... there was no way Mom could have moved the guns. Called the contractor, but he did not answer the phone.
So I trusted in my hiding skills, as they had evaded my 23 year old stepson, and did not rush home. But it made me think.... what if.... how would it play out legally if that child had gotten one of my loaded guns?
No one knew he was bringing his children... this was not cleared thru me. Mom was house sitting, but had no idea about the guns... so how would that shake out?
Nothing happened and that night the guns were moved where I could keep an eye out while he wrapped up Sunday.
My question pertains to the tile guy who redid the job and his bringing his family on site. We had gone back and forth with the contractor to get someone over there. His replacement subcontractor stood us up the weekend prior. So he finally got a guy who found a guy... ugh... anyway... he had to work alone, so it was slow going. It ended up being a Saturday. It was a Saturday that I had a work thing. Again I enlisted my Mother.
So things were fine when I left... tile guy and contractor showed up and I left them to it. I got to the work event an hour away and got a call a while later. Mom said contractor left tile guy to work. tile guy left for lunch and returned with his family... Wife and 2 kids. I said kids... where are they? " In the room with him tiling. He has the door shut so they are not running around the house. "
I instantly had a sick feeling... since the bedroom was being tiled... the guns had been moved to the walk in closet on the bathroom hallway connected to the bedroom. They were packed high & deep in the closet. High enough to be out of a child's reach. the closet had a child lock on the closet door to keep my cats from opening it. Yes smart cats!
Why were they not locked up you ask? The wife and I live alone with no gun safe yet. Planning to build hiding spots versus a traditional safe. in progress in bedroom...
The oldest child that came was about 5 years old. Old enough to manipulate the child lock. Mom said he was in and out of the porch door of our bedroom multiple times alone. I was freaking about the guns, but didn't want to even bring attention that they are there. It would be near impossible for him to get to them, but still... just the idea that a child was near my guns semi unsupervised.
And no... there was no way Mom could have moved the guns. Called the contractor, but he did not answer the phone.
So I trusted in my hiding skills, as they had evaded my 23 year old stepson, and did not rush home. But it made me think.... what if.... how would it play out legally if that child had gotten one of my loaded guns?
No one knew he was bringing his children... this was not cleared thru me. Mom was house sitting, but had no idea about the guns... so how would that shake out?
Nothing happened and that night the guns were moved where I could keep an eye out while he wrapped up Sunday.
