Originally Posted By: AnnaOriginally Posted By: CatShooterOriginally Posted By: AnnaHe's a person my parents pay to look after me since they live in a different state; ie california. i don't want to get the authorities involved I don't want this to be a stink big enough to cause a rift in my relationship with my parents.
Look, Anna...
There is already a "rift" between you and your parents, and until you take charge of your life, they will control you forever.
Are you under a court order, or has some court assigned this "life coach" control over your life?
If not, then you need to bring this to a stop, or your life coach will be controlling you until your parents stop paying him (which might not be for a long time).
If you are an independent, legal adult, then your "life coach" can advise you, but cannot make you do anything.
How did Mr. Life Coach get your rifle in the first place. Tell him to return your property, and then refuse to talk to him anymore.
I am a legal adult and I have never been to court or had any charges against me or such forth. Ill see what I can do about getting him to give it back. I guess I need to show some teeth in the matter and stop being so meek. The life coach is mostly because my parents like to hover like a stinken helicopter over my life. There is a term for controlling parents "helicopter parents".
The life coach came over to my house to check on me as he does once a week. He told me that my mom had told him to take the rifle, he picked it up out of my pelican case, put it in a soft case and left with it. I told him I'd really prefer he didn't take it and he still took it since my mom had ordered him to do so.
I'm trying to get him to pick up his phone so I can demand he returns it or legal action will be taken. Additionally I'm trying to get my mom on the phone to see if I can calmly negotiate her allowing me to have my gun back. It's all a big pain in the neck.
I need to get some gun rights memberships. I have bow hunting/archery memberships, since my folks are fine with archery, but don't like guns.
Good evening Anna...
"I need to get some gun rights memberships."...
... you have the biggest gun rights membership in the world.
It is the LAW, which is on your side.
Call your "Life Coach", and tell him that if he does not return your property within 24 hours, you will file criminal charges against him. Remind him that taking a firearm without permission (theft) is a federal crime.
When he returns your rifle, tell him, "You're fired!"
Your parents may be "helicopter parents", but YOU are the one in power.
When they call next, tell them if they interfere with your life any further, that you can fire them too.