Is your wife s/o into concealed carry, shooting?

My gf usually shoots with me every weekend. It's kind of been a tradition since we started dating. When she finished undergrad I gifted her with her first gun, a Marlin Model 60. Now I think she wants to buy a pistol.

Our shooting is mostly just messing around ringing steel and busting 2 liters.

She's a dang good shot and has come a long way from when we first started!

Mine wife has said she wants to get her CCW for about 5 years, but it hasn't happened. We used to shoot together, but now we've got small kids and we obviously can't both leave them alone to go shoot. And she just isn't ready to shoot by herself without me helping. Actually my 12 year old daughter is probably safe enough to "take" my wife shooting, but I don't think I'd let her do that for another 2-3 years.

My wife shoots. When she first started shooting, she shot better than I did, even though I had been shooting for years (I had developed some bad habits, that comparison with her made me want to correct). She still enjoys it, had a few of her own over the years, spec'd and built an AR, recently "appropriated" my S&W M&P FS .40, and she is currently eyeing my JM Marlin 336 .30-30. She has her CHP, though rarely utilizes it, as she doesn't feel comfortable carrying it.

I bought my wife this S&W Model 34 and added the Hogue MonoGrip as she didn't care for the factory grips. Have gone with me a couple of times to the indoor range however she's kind of particular about the range conditions (either it's too hot or too cold in there), and this (and other activities), somewhat limits when we go shooting. Other than that I would say she has no current interest in concealed carry though most of the kids own guns and a few have their concealed carry permit.

The inclusion of "or" in last sentence of the OP gave me the key to understanding "s/o" (significant other) but NPE is still a mystery to me.

GBExpat said:

The inclusion of "or" in last sentence of the OP gave me the key to understanding "s/o" (significant other) but NPE is still a mystery to me.

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Stands for non-permissive environment

Nope, not at all, into guns of any type altho she understands my hobby, and someday she'll find out I CCW(another thread maybe).
BUT, we(2 sons and I) think we have her convinced to go up into the mountains, with a picnic basket, to shoot my Ruger Wrangler..maybe..

GBExpat said:

The inclusion of "or" in last sentence of the OP gave me the key to understanding "s/o" (significant other) but NPE is still a mystery to me.

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I take it as; Need Pistol Everywhere

GBExpat said:

The inclusion of "or" in last sentence of the OP gave me the key to understanding "s/o" (significant other) but NPE is still a mystery to me.

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Since he posted it about her work, it could be Non Production Environment, but I read it as NO PISTOLS EVER!

Hartkopf said:

I take it as; Need Pistol Everywhere

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lol now that's the truth

Olon

Stands for non-permissive environment

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I was going to go with Not Professionally Expedient but your explanation is spot on target!

My wife hasn't ever liked firearms. Not when we were dating as teenagers and not now that we're in our 40s with kids. Not a big deal in the scheme of things.

My oldest daughter enjoys shooting with me, though, and her little sisters are interested too.

My wife has here LTC for when I kick the bucket. She is going to work with a friend who will help her distribute certain guns and selling off the rest. Other then that she has no interest in shooting. She's been to the range and is not a bad shot, but just not her thing.

My wife shoots occasionally and has acquired her CPL... though she doesn't carry because she is not confident in her abilities. She has been shooting my LCR22WMR and lately has expressed interest in the Kimber Micro .380.. we were looking at them at a late February gun show in Florida. While at the show Glock G43X winked at me and now I'm smitten. We are currently waiting the Pandemic out at her sister's in NC.. and today we are going to venture out and look at a G42 for her and a G43X for me.

Charlie Two-Five and Pat Two-Five.

Mine started packing a gun soon after we were married when she became a Deputy Sheriff 48 years ago.
She still carries a concealed gun today.

My wife has a permit, knows how to shoot, has some guns of her own, and can practice as regularly as she chooses. So, from a "theoretical" point of view, she can carry a gun she is intimately familiar with, and therefore protect herself from violence.

However, and unfortunately, the realities of actually carrying a firearm and actually going shooting, are not something she is willing accept. Which frustrates me to no end (though I do my best to keep that frustration to myself). She knows she goes to isolated places, where no one would be present to help her. She knows her recent spinal injury has reduced her physical capabilities greatly (though not permanently, we hope). Yet she chooses not to carry, and never wants to go shoot when I offer because there's always something else she'd rather do.

She doesn't want to go to the range alone. She doesn't want to go with me. Even if I suggest I'll just be there to assist, won't shoot, and if she wants to leave after 5 rounds we can do that. She doesn't like the indoor range. I suggest we go outside, and she likes that until it's time to go, and then she doesn't want to spend "half a day" travelling for "gun stuff".

Basically, she likes the idea of being able to protect herself, because we both grew up in a rough place. But she feels safe where we are now. She shouldn't. But she does. So she'd rather use her time for things she enjoys more.

And yes, I'm venting.

My wife is a decent shot with a pistol. She has a Model 64 no-dash in her nightstand, and recently purchased a P365 and both OWB and shoulder holsters for carry when she takes walks with our neighbor, but has not done so yet. Second most importantly, she believes with all her heart that one cannot own too many guns or have too much ammunition.

Mrs. Fl-NC carries a handgun daily, and is prepared to use any of the handguns in the house that are kept ready for use. I take her out a few times a year to practice, and she occasionally sits in the deer blind with me, but she hasn't gotten a shot yet. She will only hunt in the afternoon- she's not really into cold early mornings.

My wife and I shoot together almost weekly. She is a great shot and likes shooting almost as much as me. When we she first started shooting with me, she wanted a Ruger LC9S that she had held and liked the way it felt at the gun shop. I was a little worried about her getting recoil sensitive starting with a small gun, but we got it for her and she did great. She now has a couple other calibers as well, but her favorite is her 1911 in 45 and she shoots it extremely well.

Mine grew up around guns and is an avid shooter/carrier, golfer, kayaker, outdoor enthusiast but not a hunter. She doesn’t care if I buy guns and gets upset when I don’t get her one...lol

My wife got a little interested and bought a Glock 42 on the blue label program (EMS). I have carried the gun a lot, but she has never carried it. She also doesn’t want to shoot it much. She enjoys it, but it’s a once a year or less experience where she has to be in the right mood.

My wife and I started shooting handguns at the local indoor range on Friday nights (date night special). We both obtained our concealed carry permits in October 2016. Mrs. owns a S&W model 19, H&K VP9 and a Walther PPS for carry. She shoots the Smith and the H&K like a champ but due to the nature of her employment she is unable to carry most days, so she doesn't really carry ever. With a range membership we try to go shooting once a week. It's something we can do together that doesn't involve eating.

My wife has no interest in guns but isn't anti-gun. She doesn't have any problem with me going to the range or buying guns.