Rusty,
Lending a gun to a friend and "renting one" is entirely two different things. I'd have no problem loaning a gun. The picture in my sigtag is my double, my sons remington and a marlin I lent to my daughters boyfriend. A friend is using my 1187 tomorrow.
I think that most people would lend a friend a gun. To rent it to a stranger or an internet buddy is something else.