Lending a firearm to a friend for home defense?

[Ocelot]

All I have to say is...if you trust them enough. GO FOR IT!
I actually just let my neighbor borrow my Mossberg 500, for that same purpose.

 

[Ter]

I've done it in the past a couple of times and would not hesitate to do it again.

 

[confused89]

I am letting a farmer borrow an AR of mine for harvest season to shoot varmints. I have only known the guy for a year. I trust him, I know where the gun is. If something were to arise he knows how to get in touch with me. If it would make them feel safer then there would be no questions at all.

 

[marv]

Be prepared to lose the gun. Either by theft or confiscation as evidence.

 

[Roadie]

Be prepared to lose the gun. Either by theft or confiscation as evidence.

Care to elaborate?

 

[henry0reilly]

? for OP

Thanks for the comments guys. I will give them a shotgun I have no use for. I will just do a bill of transfer and they will have something forever, after all what are friends for.

I have a very good friend that is very straped for cash and has been laid off so they cant afford a gun for home defense right now. He and his wife are good people and are both schooled in the basics of firearm safety and operation. Recently their neighborhood has had a couple new people move in that have been causing trouble and one of the guys make crude comments to his wife from across the street. The local police are aware of the neighbors activity and apparently have been in trouble before. I was thinking about lending a firearm for home defense just in case. It is common sense to cover my butt even if they are friends. Would a simple paper stating that I lend it to them be ok?

I'm glad you made the decision to help your friend but I'm still a little confused about the original question.

Were you concerned about your civil or criminal liability if he found it necessary to use the gun?

 

[xring62]

Give one with no paperwork ,and then 'it aint mine' aproach.

 

[christman]

If you were true friends there really wouldnt be any question now would there?

That..

 

[Audie Murphy]

I've loaned out my 5906 S&W to my best friend, he had it for about 6 months. I guess comfort level would be dependent on how close he is to you and how well you know his temperment. I would not hesistate allowing one of my closest friend to borrow my handgun as long as I know he is legel to posses it.

 

[IndyTech]

I have a very good friend that is very straped for cash and has been laid off so they cant afford a gun for home defense right now. He and his wife are good people and are both schooled in the basics of firearm safety and operation. Recently their neighborhood has had a couple new people move in that have been causing trouble and one of the guys make crude comments to his wife from across the street. The local police are aware of the neighbors activity and apparently have been in trouble before. I was thinking about lending a firearm for home defense just in case. It is common sense to cover my butt even if they are friends. Would a simple paper stating that I lend it to them be ok?

I think if you really want to help them, then sell it to him for 5$. Then, if he's really your friend, you can buy it back from him when he has enough to get his own primary HD weapon for the price he bought it from you.

Either way, I would rarely "Lend" anyone a firearm. I would gift or sell a firearm but only lend if said person is with you while it's on loan (IE: shooting range or out hunting).

 

[huey]

loan

"IF" you have 1 thats not regesterd to you then yes

 

[furbymac]

"IF" you have 1 thats not regesterd to you then yes

indiana doesn't require you to register your firearms so none of them are unless they are nfa items

 

[IndyMonkey]

"IF" you have 1 thats not regesterd to you then yes

You would give a buddy a not registered NFA weapon?

Man what kind of friend are you?

Those are the only ones that are "registered" to me.