Don't let your friends even know you have a gun, what? How do you get more people involved in firearms if you do not make it interesting for them. I get the part about not "showing off" but to hide the fact you are a gun owner just does not make any sense to me.
I did say there are exceptions! It depends on the definition of "friend"!
From his previous posts, it seems to me that the o.p. is young. When I was a young man just getting into guns, I know that I hung around a good number of individuals that I would absolutely NOT want knowing about ANYTHING that I had of value, especially firearms!!!
Have you ever heard of someone getting ripped off because they let the wrong person know about their valuables? I have.
And why should he have the responsibility of getting "more people involved in firearms"?
FYI, the o.p. agreed that my suggestion was a good one, and was food for thought!