Creative way to justify gun purchases to a spouse

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ive heard a few funny ones over the years but I’m sure there are more.. let’s hear ‘em .

Whether jokes or real stories. No demeaning comments please about those who don’t share our hobbies. And we’re not talking about how to lie effectively... but rather what logic we may employ to get them on board.

I recently heard there is a rule of thumb for how many guns a guy can have; you get to keep anything you got while you were young/single and you’re allowed some gun for every year of marriage plus one bonus gun for each child. ( thought it sounded good until I did the math and realized to live by that I’d have to cull a dozen guns.)

We all love it when a new predator enters the yard ( coyote, hawk, wolf etc.) and our spouse turns to us in panic asking what gun she should use if it comes back... we stroke our chin and explain that nothing in the gun rack is particularly suited to that particular predator but there is something ideal you happened to notice the other day at the gun shop on your way to get her some flowers...
 
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MarkDido said:
No honey, this isn't a new gun. It's been in the safe for ages!
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I will admit to having used a form of that. I have an apartment in the city where I work. So I have used, "I have had this one for a while, I was just keeping it in the apartment."
 
My wife is very pro-gun, a CCW holder, and has actually surprised me with some of my all-time favorite (and most expensive) guns as gifts over the years. She’s a darn good woman to me. Even with that said, she’s not nearly as into shooting as I am, and if left to her own devices she probably wouldn’t buy more guns than we currently have. I’m always honest with her about my purchases, but I think she even rolls her eyes at some of my excuses. Take, for instance, our experience at the store the other day:

I saw a decent price on an AR-15 stripped lower, and figured I could use another one for a future build. To the wife I told this version (which was true in my mind, too): “with all of this push to ban AR-15’s we really should have an extra couple of them on hand to pass down to our kids someday... they’ll never be able to buy one new legally by the time our kids reach adulthood.”

We don’t have kids yet, but how could she fault me for planning ahead? I mean, if only my parents had picked up a few pre-86 machine guns back in the day, I’d be sitting pretty now! Anyway, the wife just kinda rolled her eyes and went to look at tack for her horse while I filled out the 4473.
 
I traded that other gun and got these 3.

Also managed to get those diamond earrings for your birthday out of it too.
 
MarkDido said:
No honey, this isn't a new gun. It's been in the safe for ages!
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......... That's my favorite line..... You beat me to it but I figured someone might because it's a common gun owner " justification to spouse" .... How many times have people used that one? This should be an entertaining thread because that justification brings out all sorts of creative lines.
 
I'm going to the gunshow to sell this rifle. Actually an empty rifle case but for an old broom handle. Comeback with the new gun, I wasn't able to get the money I wanted for it so I brought this gun home again, actually a new purchase.
 
My wife could care less, I am my own worst enemy. I let her do her thing and she lets me do mine, and we respect each other. We know our financial constraints and our commitments. We have a daughter in college and one in high school, so we have our priorities.

-Jeff
 
Hey bluejeans,
38 years ago I told my wife she could have any jewelry she wanted, but I got half the amount she spent for my gun account. In all that time I have never run out of money in my gun account. She is worth every dime I've ever spent on her.

blindhari
 
Bartojc said:
My wife could care less, I am my own worst enemy. I let her do her thing and she lets me do mine, and we respect each other. We know our financial constraints and our commitments. We have a daughter in college and one in high school, so we have our priorities.

-Jeff
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My situation is similar. We have always maintained separate accounts. It has just been easier that way. While it seems odd, pay-pal has made our finances even easier. If she wants some money I just send it to her account.

Of course, the last one I sent her had the note:
By accepting these funds I agree to house, care for, train, and love a pug
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She never looked at the messages before accepting the money; but now I have her consent on record :rofl:
 
"Well you got a new gun last week. It's my turn."
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"I'd sure like to have this. Do you think we can afford it right now, or should we wait? Maybe we should put it on layaway. What do you think?"
 
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We have two little boys so far so I’ve started getting two of everything “so they won’t fight about who gets what” and now that turns into 3 of each because I want one too after they boys get theirs
 
"I thought you'd like me buying diamonds" (Diamond target grips for a K frame)

"I just purchased a fine Italian import for you" (Beretta)

"I really love buying things for my pardner" (H&R)

"I bought something for us because of your love for horses" (Colt)

"I just bought you some feminine products" (Ladysmith S&W and muddy girl camo rifle)

And with that, I think I better stop. :D
 
My wife has never really said anything about my firearm purchases.
She probably knows that i would remind her about her "stitch fix" membership.....
You see fellas, there is a company (for women) that sends clothes in the mail monthly that matches your personal profile and size.

I think i could start a new company called "Gunfix"??
 
I just walk in with it and proclaim how nice it will go with my outfit. We usually buy dinner after that because new guns make the wife forget how to even boil spaghetti noodles iuntil they aren’t hard anymore.
 
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