Firearms on Facebook?

[counterpoke]

I don't, but that's because I don't like giving away information about me for free.

... everyone who reads this owes me 2 cents :P

[bigbob76]

I don't know where anybody else lives but where I live I suspect there are very few homes without firearms. Letting somebody know you you have a firearm in your house is like letting somebody know you have a lawnmower. It's not like criminals are lacking targets. I'm thinking most burglaries and home invasions are done because the criminal has inside information.

[magic32]

There is no option for "Facebook sucks"

^ +1

[drunktank]

I have firrarms in some of my photos and we'll talk about range trips, gear etc. Now and them. I only have friends i actually talk to on my list and they all shoot or know i shoot. My privacy settings are set at pretty much the highest so the normal Joe couldnt see my profile and pics regardless, not that it would matter to me anyhow.

In my field most guys are into firearms/outdoors anyway so finding out i like guns wont sway me into/out of getting a job (assuming a possible employer could even access my profile)

[Turbinator]

Employers routinely troll social networking sites for information on prospective employees. And the information they're looking for doesn't ever result in "hey let's hire this guy NOW".

It usually results in "oh hey, it looks like he's [...insert activity....] ...let's pass".

Just a comment - I employ people, and beyond looking at their resume, LinkedIn profile, and a few references, I don't bother to troll social networking sites to look at what they do outside of work. Our company blocks social networking sites, so I couldn't look even if I wanted to, and I have better things to do at home than to look up random peoples' names on resumes I reviewed earlier in the day.

Turby

[Turbinator]

I don't know where anybody else lives but where I live I suspect there are very few homes without firearms. Letting somebody know you you have a firearm in your house is like letting somebody know you have a lawnmower. It's not like criminals are lacking targets. I'm thinking most burglaries and home invasions are done because the criminal has inside information.

I don't know, I can think of quite a few households in my circle of friends that are firearm-free. But they have big screen TV's... easy targets

Turby

[guns4life]

Just keep your profile private and strangers can't see what you have. If you're worried about people on your friends list then you have bigger problems...

[Massappeal]

Who cares if its on facebook, unless its something illegal.
I mean theirs always the weirdos who think the Gov. is watching/out to get them because they own a rifle and a pistol If that's the case go live in the mountains of Montana away from electronics UNAbomber style
Set your privacy settings for friends only and so be it.

[Sajedene]

Just a comment - I employ people, and beyond looking at their resume, LinkedIn profile, and a few references, I don't bother to troll social networking sites to look at what they do outside of work. Our company blocks social networking sites, so I couldn't look even if I wanted to, and I have better things to do at home than to look up random peoples' names on resumes I reviewed earlier in the day.

Turby

Same for my workplace. And I work in the belly of the beast (West Hollywood) for the corporate side of the entertainment industry.

[fullspeed1]

It's your guaranteed 2A right as an American. Who F'n cares what other people think. If your worried about what people think, Then don't participate in social networking sites.

[85FourEyedGT]

i never post pics and say "this is my gun" I have my own "range" album of me shooting at the range, people usually assume that their rented or ask me if i can take them when they see the pics

also , my profile is private, only my friends can see it , my family doesnt mind my guns and my gf thinks i look handsome when i shoot them so its not really a problem

[tacticalcity]

I have a facebook page for my company, Tactical City. So posting pictures is a must.

[johnny_22]

Because of BWO, I warned my nieces not to post pictures of themselves shooting at the range. They compromised and post pictures of their awards and shot targets.

[powderedtoastman]

I'm lame. I don't have facebook/myspace/twitter/any of that crap! My friends have my phone number, they can call me. But if I did, I wouldn't post pics of me with my guns.

[AlexDD]

I don't post pics of personal firearms but do make sure that I "like" certain facebook pages like Calguns Foundation to show support.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Calguns-Foundation/109382554741