Cannot pursue my hobby!!!

[Snoopy47]

They are just trying to avoid their son ending up on the news for mowing down an entire class room filled with kids.

[Cuerno_de_Chivo]

Have a serious talk with them, are any of your other relatives pro gun? My parents were the exact same, when i came home with a Mosin Nagant the first time, they FREAKED out and started threatening to kick me out. Have a serious talk with them and it helps having pro gun relatives so you have support. Show them the laws, how if its done the right way everything is fine, and most importantly SHOW RESPONSIBILITY WITH FIRE ARMS. Don't take them out, don't fondle them, don't dry fire them, don't do ANYTHING with them until they cool down. Do it when they are gone. Lock them up if you have to. My parents were so anti gun but now they are slowly turning away from it. My dad is pro gun now, bought himself an AR and bought me a safe. My mom still disagrees with guns but is getting over it. If it doesn't work out, well its their house so their rules. If it really bothers then i'd suggest you move out.

[Muscles Glasses]

They are just trying to avoid their son ending up on the news for mowing down an entire class room filled with kids.

I come off as somebody that would try to do something that horrible?

[Merc1138]

Man up and move out if you don't like the rules your parents have for you living in their home. It's not a difficult concept.

edit: I saw your comment about needing 3-4 years... seriously? Get a job, and go pay rent somewhere. It doesn't take 3-4 years for that unless you're going to school full time, in which case be grateful your parents are still putting a roof over your head.

[Muscles Glasses]

Have a serious talk with them, are any of your other relatives pro gun? My parents were the exact same, when i came home with a Mosin Nagant the first time, they FREAKED out and started threatening to kick me out. Have a serious talk with them and it helps having pro gun relatives so you have support. Show them the laws, how if its done the right way everything is fine, and most importantly SHOW RESPONSIBILITY WITH FIRE ARMS. Don't take them out, don't fondle them, don't dry fire them, don't do ANYTHING with them until they cool down. Do it when they are gone. Lock them up if you have to. My parents were so anti gun but now they are slowly turning away from it. My dad is pro gun now, bought himself an AR and bought me a safe. My mom still disagrees with guns but is getting over it. If it doesn't work out, well its their house so their rules. If it really bothers then i'd suggest you move out.

I have tried a couple times before but they don't want to hear anything of it. If I strictly only owned single shot shotguns and .22s they probably wouldn't mind so much. They didn't care that much at all when i brought home a .22. It was the AR and the AK that got them on my butt about it.

[Muscles Glasses]

Man up and move out if you don't like the rules your parents have for you living in their home. It's not a difficult concept.

edit: I saw your comment about needing 3-4 years... seriously? Get a job, and go pay rent somewhere. It doesn't take 3-4 years for that unless you're going to school full time, in which case be grateful your parents are still putting a roof over your head.

Check out post #15

[a1c]

A guy who's got a few hundred dollars of disposable income to buy AK parts probably can afford to move out of his parents' house.

Yes, you might need to give up your hobby for a while. Guess what - it's called growing up.

[elSquid]

And all attempts at educating them have ended in them thinking my guns are illegal because 10 years ago they heard some news reporter say AK47s are 100% illegal.

Show them the websites of CA based vendors like RifleGear or 10%.

http://www.tenpercentfirearms.com/index.php?main_page=ar15

http://www.riflegear.com/c-81-rifles.aspx

If that doesn't work, offer to take Dad out to lunch one day and stop off at your local evil black gunstore on the way...

If that doesn't work, suck it up: their house, their rules.

Cheer up though, I have a couple of clean RomyG kits that I've had for years and still haven't gotten around to building them. Based on how they've appreciated thus far, in 3 or 4 years I'd probably be willing to trade them for a nice Browning B92 or repro Winchester 1886....

-- Michael

[ColdDeadHands1]

Show them the flowchart!

http://www.calguns.net/caawid/flowchart.pdf

[Muscles Glasses]

Show them the websites of CA based vendors like RifleGear or 10%.

http://www.tenpercentfirearms.com/index.php?main_page=ar15

http://www.riflegear.com/c-81-rifles.aspx

If that doesn't work, offer to take Dad out to lunch one day and stop off at your local evil black gunstore on the way...

If that doesn't work, suck it up: their house, their rules.

Cheer up though, I have a couple of clean RomyG kits that I've had for years and still haven't gotten around to building them. Based on how they've appreciated thus far, in 3 or 4 years I'd probably be willing to trade them for a nice Browning B92 or repro Winchester 1886....

-- Michael

Thanks Mike!! Pretty much the least aggressive but most helpful post yet.

[Merc1138]

Check out post #15

What about post #15? Like I said, if you're in college and your parents are putting a roof over your head be grateful for it.

[IntoForever]

You should be focusing on your future and career. You'll have time in the future to buy too many guns. Enjoy what your parents are giving you now and respect their rules before they kick you out and you loose everything.

[Muscles Glasses]

What about post #15? Like I said, if you're in college and your parents are putting a roof over your head be grateful for it.

Didn't I say I was grateful in the post or show my concern for the drying up of kits. I am in a dilemma, I do not want to disobey my parents but these kits will not be around for much longer. I am not going to go off and get one behind their back which creates the problem here.

[ivanimal]

Buy complete rifles at gun stores locally and support their causes..........

[Merc1138]

Didn't I say I was grateful in the post or show my concern for the drying up of kits. I am in a dilemma, I do not want to disobey my parents but these kits will not be around for much longer. I am not going to go off and get one behind their back which creates the problem here.

So then don't do it and buy guns when you move out and can actually afford it. I fail to see the conflict here other than your parents not agreeing with your hobby and you having no choice in the matter while living under their roof. If your parents don't like your hobby and you can't convince them to accept it, move out or find a different hobby in the meantime.