Gas stove (in kitchen) smells strongly of gas if you turn the oven on. I've been told it has always ben this way, but I'm concerned, what's going on?

Call the gas company.

@Jleslie is right. Call the gas company. They will come out and check for leaks at no charge.

Don’t take someone else’s word that it is okay and has been looked at. You can call the gas company for yourself and get in writing that your appliances have been checked and show no problems or show problems.

Thank you- As I said, the house is old, and belongs to family, but I still can’t believe that such a smell would be “normal”.

Do you have a cat? Sometimes cat litter with cat urine has a very similar smell to what they put into gas to alert people. Still, I would call the gas company.

No, I don’t have a cat. It’s definately from the stove- I turned the oven on to pre-heat for a chicken ( as i mentioned, I don’t use it for anything anymore) and went into the other room. Within minutes (less than 5), I was smelling gas. This is why I don’t even bother anymore. But thank you anyway ;)

Call someone who works for the gas company, and ask for help with this problem. If you have a friend who works for the gas company, even better.