Yes , you should tell him about your intentions to date . You ' re dating , there may be sex , he is your FWB , he needs to know if there areis the possibility of new sexual partners . Each new sexual partner represents an STD risk . Even without sex , your should tell your FWB that you are seeing other people romantically , as he may not be comfortable continuing the FWB relationship while you are doing so . Always keep your sexual partners informed . <| sep |> We don ' t . Patrolling police officers have handguns , though . I ' ve known a lot of criminals in my time and I ' ve never met one with a gun . At least that I know of . Usually people are good at dealing with their differences through conversation or fist fighting . At one point knives became very popular , though , which in my opinion is possibly worse than guns .