First, thanks for all the replies.
Second, I mean for this post to be gender neutral; I concur with the mods that we don't want the thread to veer into gender-war territory.
Third, I took my wife to the range a couple of times to shoot borrowed .22's. She enjoyed it. We were just about to head out on a third trip to shoot my HD/Range pistol when she said "wait, I know what you're doing. trying to get me interested in guns so you can get more..." Well, uh, yeah.
Fourth, finances are not the issue. Now, the potential for hobby time to take away from family time may indeed be a factor. But there still is a big anti-gun bias. e.g., her family members fish; so if it would be fine to acquire fishing gear and go fishing. But hunting? No guns are bad and hunting is cruel. I can see how people can get squeamish about big game hunting, but I frankly don't see much difference between killing fish and, say, shooting birds. And there are probably as many fishing widows as golf widows as hunting widows...
Fifth, on the issue of safety. Well, we're all concerned about safety. I'll concede that the more firearms in the house, the more diligent you must be to ensure everything is secure. But "more" firearms in the case will be ones that will be stored unloaded in a safe, except for the HD weapon, which is already kept in a quick-access safe. So I don't see how there's more "danger" than there "already" is.
True, I can't eliminate all risk, but the key is managing it, in my opinion. My weapons have never been left unsecured. And my wife knows how to clear them if it comes to that. Meanwhile, in the past two weeks my spouse has left the house with water boiling unattended, failed to secure caustic cleaning chemicals and left power tools out in the family room. Now, if the real concern is family safety, these errors in judgment should be as much of a topic as the potential danger posed by firearms. That they're not, just reveals an anti bias to me...
I agree with those of you who say I need to drill down for the real reasons.:banghead: But it's like banging my head against a brick wall...
Second, I mean for this post to be gender neutral; I concur with the mods that we don't want the thread to veer into gender-war territory.
Third, I took my wife to the range a couple of times to shoot borrowed .22's. She enjoyed it. We were just about to head out on a third trip to shoot my HD/Range pistol when she said "wait, I know what you're doing. trying to get me interested in guns so you can get more..." Well, uh, yeah.
Fourth, finances are not the issue. Now, the potential for hobby time to take away from family time may indeed be a factor. But there still is a big anti-gun bias. e.g., her family members fish; so if it would be fine to acquire fishing gear and go fishing. But hunting? No guns are bad and hunting is cruel. I can see how people can get squeamish about big game hunting, but I frankly don't see much difference between killing fish and, say, shooting birds. And there are probably as many fishing widows as golf widows as hunting widows...
Fifth, on the issue of safety. Well, we're all concerned about safety. I'll concede that the more firearms in the house, the more diligent you must be to ensure everything is secure. But "more" firearms in the case will be ones that will be stored unloaded in a safe, except for the HD weapon, which is already kept in a quick-access safe. So I don't see how there's more "danger" than there "already" is.
True, I can't eliminate all risk, but the key is managing it, in my opinion. My weapons have never been left unsecured. And my wife knows how to clear them if it comes to that. Meanwhile, in the past two weeks my spouse has left the house with water boiling unattended, failed to secure caustic cleaning chemicals and left power tools out in the family room. Now, if the real concern is family safety, these errors in judgment should be as much of a topic as the potential danger posed by firearms. That they're not, just reveals an anti bias to me...
I agree with those of you who say I need to drill down for the real reasons.:banghead: But it's like banging my head against a brick wall...
