So I am currently awaiting shipment to Ft. Leonard Wood for BCT/AIT, and as my apartment lease has run out, I have moved back home for a month or so until I leave. I currently own a Walther P22 and P99. And I am wondering if anyone here on THR has been able to convince someone to not freak out around guns. My mom knows I have them, she just doesn't want to see them or hear about them or know that they exist. Now she's not an anti, she understands the need for guns and such, and doesn't feel that no one should have them, she just feels that for her, she doesn't want to even think about them. If I have one field stripped on my desk and she walks into the room mid-sentence, she clams up and turns around and leaves without another word.
So my question is, what is the best way to talk to someone about guns and get them maybe to even hold one and not go hysterical at the sight of one. I know I don't need to do this, as I can leave them locked up and out of sight. But I just feel it would be best for her to at least get past the fear.
Any ideas? Any similar experiences?
So my question is, what is the best way to talk to someone about guns and get them maybe to even hold one and not go hysterical at the sight of one. I know I don't need to do this, as I can leave them locked up and out of sight. But I just feel it would be best for her to at least get past the fear.
Any ideas? Any similar experiences?