So, someone comes to your house...

[Comatose Sphagetti]

Maybe it's the cable guy, or an insurance salesman, or your off-duty cop friend, or the pizza guy, etc.
You notice he's got a pistol on him. He's lawfully OK to carry.

Are you comfortable with that?

[MichiganVote]

1. Not coming into my house armed.

[Flashmann]

3. Not coming into my house armed.

Ditto..I don't give a damn who you are.......

[MrScorpio]

27. Same here nt

[RomneyLies]

2. Anybody other than a cop who comes to my home in a professional capacity carrying a gun

will be ordered off the property and reported to their employer.

That shit don't fly.

[Sherman A1]

40. Precisely

They may have a right to carry, I have a right to set the rules within my home & property.

[Lex]

4. No.

I immediately wonder what he's frightened of.

[Mr.Bill]

5. No way. n/t

[frazzled]

6. No

HE doesn't come in.

PS: I noticed you used "he" to describe the hypothetical pistol-carrying nut. That makes sense. If the cable company ever sent a pistol-carrying technician to my house they would hear from me big time.

[Buzz Clik]

7. He/she is not coming in my house with a weapon. n/t

[Marrah_G]

8. No and I have the right to not allow him in my house.

It's really that easy.

But you know that. You also know that the possibility of that EVER happening is incredibly minute.

Cable and Pizza guys work for companies, companies generally don't find sending armed people out to customers homes to be good for business.

Insurance agents that come to your home work on commission, they want your business. They want to get paid more then they want to prove some political points about gun control.

[we can do it]

9. Nope, he can carry his cowardly ass off my property.

[appleannie1]

10. No. No one needs to be armed in my home so they can leave their gun at home.

[SoCalDem]

11. well,

[Jackpine Radical]

12. Actually, I did that to someone a long time ago.

I was out running a trapline (it was a different time; no way I would trap animals now--please don't pick on me for my youthful indiscretions), and had locked myself out of my vehicle. I walked to a nearby house to get a coathanger to snag it open, forgetting that I was wearing a .22 pistol in a holster. The woman opened the door & did a bit of a double-take. I explained my circumstances & she took it all in stride. She got me a coathanger, we chatted for a while, & I went on my way.

[graham4anything]

13. Not coming into my house, nor is anyone. And I try to know whose homes have guns before I enter

Because with a gun, 24/7/365 there could be an accident, or an argument and well,
shit happens when one is around a gun

[Remmah2]

18. I guess I have a better caliber of friends.

[Remmah2]

14. No problem.

An old friend was visiting, "SHE" is a US Treasury agent and was in town on business. Stopped in to say hi and bust my chops.

Sometimes pizza guys are being set up to deliver to a robbery.

[RobertEarl]

15. Sure, it ain't the gun, it's the person

If he was cool no problem. If he was doped up and wild and crazy, no.

Of course I would question him about the gun and ask why he thinks he needs it at my house.

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. No. The gun stays outside,

and most likely than not, so will the person.

There's no need whatsoever to come inside with one.

[petronius]

17. If I trust someone in/at my home, then I don't care if he's armed

If I don't trust someone in/at my home then he isn't welcome, and it likewise doesn't matter if he's armed...

[Coyote_Tan]

19. We can compare and swap stories...

No problem...

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

20. Not a problem to me. Someone licensed to carry passed those extra background checks.

Heck, I'll probably ask them about their firearm and "talk shop" for a little bit. Talking guns is always a good ice-breaker for gun nuts. Besides, I usually carry in others' homes whether they are aware or not. Although my pistol is usually completely concealed/hidden, so most people are none the wiser. As they say, "Do unto others..."

If their carry permit is valid then they are not a felon, they have attended a course teaching basic firearm handling skills and knowledge of firearm laws, they can pass an NICS criminal background check, they have no drug convictions and they have had no domestic or other violent incidents. For how many other strangers that I let into my house can that kind of scrutiny be applied?

[loyalkydem]

21. They won't be allowed in

especially if they know how i feel about guns. Leave it in your vehicle

[firehorse]

22. Nope, he can stand in the cold.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

23. (off topic) ... I love your DU user name. n/t

[Comatose Sphagetti]

24. My sister used to date a LEO

who would always wear his Glock off duty. He came to Easter dinner with it one time. I was VERY uncomfortable.

[TheCowsCameHome]

26. Was he afraid the ham would attack him?

He sounds like a jerk.

[newfie11]

25. No

We have guns in the house as we live very rural. our neighbors ( nearest one a mile away)all have rifles in their homes and some in their trucks but not on them.

[avebury]

28. No way he/she is coming

into my house. Their right to carry ends at the point where my property line begins.

[HockeyMom]

29. No, I will not let my husband carry around me

so I will not let a stranger into my home carrying either.

[Coyote_Tan]

31. Very frustrating...

My wife and I have the same conversation... again.. and again.. and again...

PS. You are one post away from 10,000 posts...

[Comatose Sphagetti]

30. The consensus seems to be

no, I don't want anyone armed at my home.

So let's expand it and ponder; what about my yard, my street, my park, my office?

[LWolf]

32. No.

I was threatened once in my home by someone I knew, who threatened me with a shotgun brought into the house by an acquaintance.

Nobody is carrying in or on my place without advanced permission. Unless I've got a rabid wild creature, permission is not going to be granted.

[jmg257]

33. Off duty cop friend - No problem. Stranger at the door noticeably armed - I'd be a bit concerned.

If he's legit and gives no reason to think otherwise, I think I'd be OK.
If he's acting squirrely, not comfortable.

[valerief]

34. NO

[matt819]

35. Not here

We're sort of off the beaten track and hardly get any unexpected visitors. In a decade we've had one Jehovah's Witness and a couple of political canvassers. That said, I never really thought of asking any of the repair folks who come if they're armed. Just never occurred to me.

[Honeycombe8]

36. I don't let most of those inside, so whatever they are carrying outside, that's their business.

As for the cable guy....no, my house is a no-carry zone. They'll have to leave their weapons in their van. No problem. No big deal. Likewise, they can request that I not carry a gun around while they work. I will agree to that.

It's really a simple thing that's been handled for centuries in our country. Hang your guns outside, boys. You can pick 'em up on your way out.

[RedCappedBandit]

37. Cop or not, you're not welcome in my home with a gun. nt

[Renew Deal]

38. If I didn't know the person, I wouldn't open the door.

And if I didn't know the person, how would I know they are the cable guy, insurance salesman, or whatever?

[Ikonoklast]

39. No. You get asked to leave. If it's a cop, he gets asked for a warrant, then gets asked to leave.

And I have done both.