On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:21:31 GMT, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:

Any time I've ever been asked if I had a gun in the house, I always
reply negatively, I guess I'm just getting old and don't bother with
antagonizing the idiots anymore.

It's a "need to know" question that does not require an answer,
truthful or otherwise, unless one feels compelled to swagger a bit, or
perhaps share display of proudly-owned possessions to one who might
appreciate them. A polite deflection is simply to respond by asking
the asker about an interest of his or hers.

It will only be asked if the asker has been given reason to think you
might.

Don Foreman wrote:

Any time I've ever been asked if I had a gun in the house, I always
reply negatively, I guess I'm just getting old and don't bother with
antagonizing the idiots anymore.

It's a "need to know" question that does not require an answer,
truthful or otherwise, unless one feels compelled to swagger a bit, or
perhaps share display of proudly-owned possessions to one who might
appreciate them. A polite deflection is simply to respond by asking
the asker about an interest of his or hers.


My friends don't have to ask, they have likely shot a few of them. For all
others, I follow our governments policy concerning nuclear weapons on board
ships at port. I neither confirm or deny.

Wes