Interesting comment from my wife.

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This is kinda funny and I thought I would share with you all.

Yesterday my wife, here cousin, and I went to my mother-in-laws house to shoot. After we were done, her cousin left, and my wife and her mom wanted to go for a walk in the woods. I said ok I will go get my pistol out of the car and be right back. As I am walking back towards my wife I was loading the cylinder of my new little revolver. She gets this concerned look on her face and says, "You loaded it?!?!?!". I am completely freaked out by this comment. I just reply that a rabid racoon or cayote won't be afraid of it unless it goes boom. She just rolled her eyes and walked on. I am still amazed at the whole scene.

clipse
 
You can't please some women.

Had you went into the woods unarmed and were attacked by a rabid anything she would have been screaming at you for not having a loaded weapon.

Just grin and bear it, try to keep educating, keep her shooting.........
 
We drove to Atlanta to visit some friends and I took my (loaded) pistol. While we were there, I stored it on the top shelf in the closet with an empty chamber. I told my friends (the homeowners) what I had done. The wife tensed up a little and the husband said, [Ballistic Gelatin] is always prepared for WW3. He makes fun of the folding knife I carry too.
 
My wife is on the fence. She thinks everyone has a right to keep arms but bearing is a different story. Especially loaded apparently.

I heard a bump in the night a month or so ago. She wasn't home. So I grabbed my little pistol(makarov at the time) and called the sheriffs office and searched the house. It ended up being a cat that got downstairs.

I was telling here about the whole ordeal later and she asked,"did you have the gun loaded?" to which my reply was,"It wouldn't have done me much good unloaded." Then she asks,"Did you chamber a round also, where you that scared?" I replied,"I might not have had time to chamber a round if I would have stumbled onto a BG". She says,"So, you were THAT scared?"
"No, I was THAT precatious. If I am going to gun with me for the means of protection I will have it loaded with a round in the chamber. That just makes sence to me."

The conversation ended there.

I am still working with her. She agreed to allow me to take my CCW class for Missouri's CCW. Thats where I am at with her for now.

clipse
 
I am for one, not surprised. Many people do not think that you would carry a loaded gun. I have been asked many times, ( on duty), if the gun I was carrying was loaded. I replied that it would make no sense to carry it unloaded. If a BG started shooting, was I supposed to pull out a whistle, and call a "time out" to load?
:confused:

They understood.:)

Made more nervous to see my 1911 " cocked & locked" That took another brief lesson.

Always try to educate those who are willing to listen.:D
 
...LIKE SOME OF YOU...

My wife is ambivalent about it. She understands the need for self-defense. She is not "afraid" of guns, and has no problem with me taking my daughter & son out to the range. She is confident in my ability as a rangemaster, and qualified instructor, to keep everyone safe.

She took a CCW class, & qualified on the range but when it came time to submit her application, she decided against it because she can't see herself carrying and feels that she might have a problem with weapon retention in a real confrontation and is not sure she could take a life.

Rather than over-react, I attempted to appeal to her logical side. I reminded her she is responsible for protecting our kids when they are with her and that I need her as my back-up in protecting our family. She agreed but just can't bring herself to go forward with her application and actually carry a loaded firearm, ready for self-defense.
 
Capt. Mike: That is a typical attitude I've seen in my own family. My mother and my father would not shoot somebody for love or money*. Sorry, just ain't in the cards for some folks.

*this colloquialism means "for any reason," not excluding imminent fear of death or harm to self or loved one.
 
am still working with her. She agreed to allow me to take my CCW class for Missouri's CCW. Thats where I am at with her for now.
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Maybe I don't understand because I am not married. But if you decide to take classes would you let her stop you. You said allow like you need her approval. I am dating a girl and she knows I am a certifiable gun nut. She actually asked me the other day when I am going to take her shooting. I told her when it gets above 0 outside.
Pat
 
The class cost $150. As a rule of thumb I always ask befor I spend $50 on anything. I probably would have without her permission but I still would have let her know what I was doing. Her allowing me doesn't mean I wouldn't have done it either way. It just says that she was ok with it. I will be the first person to admit that I am wipped. But when it comes to RKBA I can't take no for an answer.:)


clipse

P.S. in case my wife ever reads this. I love you Cutie. ;)
 
Reading this thread makes me appreciate my own GFs attitude. She has no qualms about loaded guns and keeps her .38 snubbie fully stoked with +p JHPs. She had no worries about my carry piece being locked and loaded either. She can put all five rounds from her little revolver into the COM of a human silouette as fast as she can pull the trigger. She's a litle shy about shooting HP rifles or my 12 guage riot gun, but only because of the recoil, not because she's "afraid" of them. With a Marlin .22 lever gun, she's hell on wheels. I mentioned seeing a nice little 357 snubbie the other day and she said "that sounds neat" instead of "Why would I need a bigger gun?" If I can get my current jobless problem solved soon enough, that might just be her Valentines Day present. :D
 
I guess I should count my blessings.

A few monthes back me & my wife went mushrooming and as we were getting out of the car up in the mountains she seen my 45 in its place on my side and said "where's your 44?"..."Uhh, I didn't bring it..."

"ED, HOW'RE YOU GOING TO PROTECT ME FROM A BEAR OR A MOUNTAIN LION WITH THAT?"

Good point.:uhoh: :eek:
 
Clipse, keep working on your wife's duty as a Mother to protect her children and to be your back-up in a dangerous situation. Becoming a Mother is what turned me into a shooter.

Ed and Clipse, whenever my dearly beloved and I leave the house we know where the other is carrying their handgun(s). I know my place as his back-up since he's the better shooter.

Also, just as an additional safety note, we were at a NYE party with 2 granddaughters ages 3 years and 18 months of a Deputy Sheriff. The 3 y.o. knows not to touch firearms, but I put my purse out of reach anyway, just in case.

For all you guys out there, please make one of your NY resolutions to introduce, educate, and indoctrinate the women in your life about firearms use and safety. Try to turn them into gunnuts. Tell them for me, it's one of the most empowering experiences I've ever had. Good Luck!;)
 
My .02

Some of y'all know what's coming, so this post is for those of you who don't:

If you've got an S.O. who's female and a fence sitter, or retains some ambivalence regarding guns, Paxton Quigley's Armed and Female often tips the scales in the favor of gun righteousness.

http://www.paxtonquigley.com/

That book's even been known to convert a gun bigot or two.
 
It's good to know that many of us share similar situations in our relationships. My wife is not an anti (at least less so than when we met) and understands and, on a rational level, agrees with me when it comes to RKBA issues and concealed carry. However, over her lifetime she has developed a fear of firearms, beginning with when her father handed her a 12-gauge (when she was about 12) and told her to shoot it with no other instruction. She did, fell on her butt, and he laughed at her for it. Growing up in Saint Louis, MO, I'm sure she has also received an unhealthy dose of indoctrination from the liberal local politicians and media.

Now, while I sleep at night and dream of dispatching goblins and protecting my home, she has occasional nightmares of being on the wrong end of a gun. A recurring theme is of her getting shot in the face. Occasionally she'll mention that despite her logical understanding, she still feels uncomfortable with my guns in the house (which, ironically, many of which were her father's before he passed). She won't even touch any of them - recently after I installed a Hogue Monogrip on my GP100 she asked me if it was really better. I held the revolver out and told her to hold it, and she refused saying that it would give her nightmares.

Because she is on board with logic, I'm working to gently bring her up to speed emotionally. Once I get a good .22 I plan to take her to the range for some recreation and education, maybe moving up to a .22 pistol and beyond. I think with a little experience we won't be far from a full conversion. Maybe one day she'll even master that same shotgun that first abused her when she was a little girl.
 
Campergeek,
Did your wife's father teach her to swim by throwing her in the deep end of the pool? When are Parents going to wise up and teach RESPONSIBILITY?
 
beginning with when her father handed her a 12-gauge (when she was about 12) and told her to shoot it with no other instruction. She did, fell on her butt, and he laughed at her for it.
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Guys who pull sh*t like that might as well be life members of HCI and VPC. All they're doing is creating another hoplophobic anti. I mean no personal disrespect to a man I've never met. He probably was a fine fellow otherwise. But for that stunt, he deserved a good pimp slap.:fire:


Holly:
Tell them for me, it's one of the most empowering experiences I've ever had. G
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I have had the privledge of teaching a young lady that very lesson. The look on her face when she realized that SHE was master of the dragon in her hand was priceless! I let her shoot my 1911 AFTER teaching her how to hold it properly and giving her an idea of what to expect. Made sure she had ear plugs too. She fired the first round with her eyes closed, then, she looked and saw that she'd hit the target. Not a bull's eye, but still in the black. She also realized that the gun wasn't going to hurt her with its recoil or blast. She then proceeded to empty the magazine with an enormous grin on her face. We switched her to a .22 after that to perfect her technique, but later she tried everything on the firing line, even an M1 Garand and a 69 cal. musket with a full charge. A little thought and care turned her into a gun "nut" . :D
 
keyhole,

Your post reminded me of the anecdote of
the Texas Ranger observed carrying his pistol Condition One in his holster.
He was approached by a young bystander and was told that his pistol was cocked.
His answer was, “Yes, Sonny, I know."
Upon which his questioner asked, "But ain’t that dangerous?â€
The Ranger’s legendary answer was, “You damn betchya!â€
 
A couple of years ago, the wife came running into the house yelling "get your gun out here!" A coyote had grabbed one of our hens.
She has never made a comment about "ready" firearms since.
 
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