How my family reacted to my CCW & CCL discussion.

For starters (info on me): I am 21, I live at home rent free for now. My father shoots guns, but only 22's for fun, and is ok with assuming an empty firearm will protect our family should the home defense need arise. All his firearms have trigger locks + locked cases, assuming he needs to access one I firmly believe he would be too late by time he can get to access it (and use it in self defense without ammo). My mom was raised against guns, believes more in me hurting someone I care about than a bad guy. She asked my father years ago to not keep ammo in the house, he doesn't. At this point im not in any way attempting to sway their perspective. I am only attempting to share what i've read and learned so they may feel more knowledgeable and compassionate towards my goals of ccw. They dont seem to plan on outlawing me in our household from obtaining my ccl, but they seem firmly agains it because they dont understand why I feel the need to carry.Ok, i've made a few posts about my family in the past. This is mostly so I can gather your opinions on the subject.Post 1Post 2After i made post two (tonight) I came home and read a few comments and I confronted my mother, just me and her.I started off by showing her my single pistol safe I installed into my desk. It was empty and from there i showed her my pistol which I was carrying at the time, I then explained how the entire day I was carrying, even the entire week. They have not known yet. I also informed her on the law of where i can carry as of now (without my CCL). I lifted my shirt and revealed the AIWB. I removed the gun, cleared it and demonstrated to her how I clear a weapon (one thing I always do is verbally tell myself "this firearm is loaded/cleared") I set it down and showed her the magazine too. I let her know when I am not carrying that the handgun is within the safe. Locked, to unlock by my fingerprint only. Or by a key, and I let her know the location of the key. After that, I expressed my concern about keeping the entire matter personal. i dont need, want, or expect to ever have anyone know im packing. she let me know she didn't want anyone in her family to find out anyways, and she didn't plan on talking to them about it. At this point I went back to safety focus, I explained the safety features of the firearm. And then I showed her the handful of knowledge and practical skills courses I wanted to take during this 2018 year. She said she was happy I talked to her, she is still going to talk with my father about it. All in all, they dont seem to be interested in blocking/ banning me from doing this and I dont think they want to kick me out over attempting to better protect myself. But I think I got her perspective to realize im not doing this to be the cool kid on the block packing heat... Im doing this to be a better citizen, a better friend, a better person all around. I ended this all by letting her know that I accept if neither of them will start carrying themselves, thats not what im after after all. But that I want them to understand I am competent, willing, and wanting to take all proper training to obtain my license and abilities to finally say "I am confident in my CCW", and I am safe in all aspects of my life.Ill update this when I grow a pair to have a similar version of this discussion with my dad...Here is a bit of a dumb'd down list I made up on how I am portraying and viewing CCW. Depicting how I view carrying, and the like. This is my end all list I suppose when it comes to sharing knowledge with my parents about CCW.CCW is an extremely private matter until the need arises.I am respectful of my family, this is not a rebellion, but rather a disagreement out lives and philosophies.I view this as a responsible act in my lifeMy license is a license to lose an argument, but safe a lifeThe people who steal, stab, kill, arent rational. If I give into them, I may still die.I am not attempting to have them convert, but rather have them understand a little more about what I doI wont be telling them when Im carryingMy gun will be loadedI am trained and will stay trainedI am insuredI was not raised wrong, I was raised smartAsk me questions about this topic in privateIm probably done posting about my parents perspectives now. I feel I cant be the only person in this position so maybe this type of post will help someone?Anyways.... I completely understand that I am under their roof, what they say will go. And if they demand I dont carry. Well I wont at that point. via /r/CCW http://ift.tt/2D9w8wH