Thanks again to all you good people at THR!

[GhostlyKarliion]

-Sniff- that brought a happy tear to my eye, thanks for posting your wonderful story!

+10 for you

And, on the topic of gun registration, I have a friend who is a Private Investigator and he is completely convinced that there is a national firearms registry. He told me when we were discussing my getting my PI license and working with him that if I wanted to get my firearms certification that I would have to bring a gun that was registered to me, I asked him how I should accomplish this and he proceeded to tell me that it was illegal to own a gun that wasn't registered and then got suspicious thinking I was in "illegal possession" of an "unregistered firearm". (in Oklahoma, for those who don't know)

I finally asked him when it would have been registered and he told me "when you buy it, at the gun store when you fill out the paperwork and answer the yes or no questions" I nearly shat bricks; he was talking about form 4473. I tried to reason with him but it was no use.

They say ignorance is bliss, sometimes it's better to just leave people in their blissard.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Deep down, I knew it was just a "gateway" gun that would lead to the harder stuff.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Congrations to you (twice) and to your wife.

 

[rainbowbob]

All my ancestors, and late parents, were poor country folk that had to shoot to eat meat most of the time.

When we started buying all our meat wrapped in packages, we became disconnected from the reality that sometimes we must kill to eat. When we allowed our government to outsource our fighting by abolishing general conscription, we became disconnected from the reality that sometimes we must kill to defend ourselves.

http://usconcealedcarry.com/

And…

http://www.corneredcat.com

Thanks…great links! I have read and enjoyed most of Kathy Jackson’s excellent articles at The Cornered Cat. I will get to work on the articles at US Concealed Carry next.

Given that there is no firearms registration in Washington, how did you accomplish this?

It wasn’t easy, let me tell you! I searched every online link for the State Patrol, Seattle PD, State Licensing Dept, etc. I called the Seattle PD, and the WA State Patrol. I asked friends and gun shop owners. Nobody could point me in the right direction or give me a definitive answer as to whether it was even possible. Finally I wrote to an old friend who had recently retired from a career in LE. He wrote back:

You can voluntarily register a firearm in the state of Washington. Check with the friendly folks in the Records Division of the Seattle Police Dept.

I did, they sent me a form, and I registered my uncle’s old firearm in my name.

Deprogramming complete. Now time to spread the word.

Word!

 

[Eightball]

And then came the magic words I’d been waiting for: “I would feel safer with my guy armed.”

Man! I was floating off the ground and grinning ear-to-ear…but I had to be cool!

I just told her I was glad to hear it and thought it would make sense to have some protection. That was it. It had taken several months, but she had come around! For the first time, I was ably to comfortably and confidently CCW with her on my left arm and my right hand free. At one point I accidentally left my jacket behind on a restaurant chair and she nervously wondered if I had left my “thing” in it (which would not have been good). It was sitting IWB at the time and I told her, "It doesn’t work like that.” To which she replied, with a smile, “I don’t really want to know how it works.”

One step at a time, folks, but I would like her to know how it works. My next milestone will be to get her to go to the range or out in the woods and shoot my .22 mag revolver. I would really like her to learn how to protect herself when I am not around - and that would at least be a start.

After much reading and discussion here, as well as my own trial and error, I have recently concluded that the simplicity, comfort, and easy accessibility of the snubby in the front pocket just can’t be beat for the well-dressed gentleman. My Mika pocket holster will ship any day.

Thanks again to all you good people at THR!

I wish there were more stories around here with endings like this. Congratulations on your steps in the right direction.

 

[CZ-100]

"I'll dispose of this weapon for you"

I would add..

Here, I'm a Professional, I'll dispose of this weapon for you

 

[xpun8]

Killing animals to get meat???

When we started buying all our meat wrapped in packages, we became disconnected from the reality that sometimes we must kill to eat. When we allowed our government to outsource our fighting by abolishing general conscription, we became disconnected from the reality that sometimes we must kill to defend ourselves.

There was a Ted Nugent program on The Outdoor Network, I only saw it once. Anyway, he had ppl on from a few different walks of life, kinda like survivor Nugent style. He took their clothes and made them wear ANIMAL FUR if you can believe that. The next thing I remember was him explaining to them that somewhere in the food chain in their lives someone is killing an animal so they can eat, they had to kill a chicken to eat. I'm not doing the show any justice, my point was...you're right.

VH1 site on "Surviving Nugent Show"

 

[CypherNinja]

Awww man, the OP is gonna make me cry.....

 

[ColinthePilot]

Congratulations, Rainbowbob! I'm not married, but my girlfriend's attitude is similar to your wife's, except she likes that I carry a gun but scoffs at liking shooting so much. (Backwards, yes. Do I complain? no)
I'm glad to hear old dogs can learn new tricks! Not that you're old, but I can add 32 plus (minimum)18 and figure that its rare for those numbers to add up to "new shooter." Glad to hear they can.

 

[Brian Dale]

Awww man, the OP is gonna make me cry.....

Yeah; got me. Did I forget to mention that?