Stupid!

[Dokkalfar]

Yep. There's no point in going looking for a fight, but don't avoid one either!

I'd suggest, like some, to make the presence of firearms visible (cleaning, hanging over the mantle, rounds/mag on the counter, etc) and then when she mentions it, educate her!

 

[msb45]

It's a matter of time. Once she is out of law school she'll be a lawyer.

LAWYERS DEFEND KILLLERS! KILLERS WITH GUNS!

Let her wrap her mind around that.

 

[Apuuli]

I wouldn't bring it up, mostly out of respect for the wife. However, as the study partner clearly has no compunctions about shooting her mouth off and offending people about their religion or interests, she'll bring it up. When she does you might want to be cool and rational and avoid emotionally charged hyberbole (such as saying you were raped by her rudeness).

 

[hardworker]

"has no compunctions about shooting her mouth off and offending people about their religion or interests, she'll bring it up. "

You managed to ascertain all that from four words she uttered while leaving? It could have something to do with the fact that she's a woman. Women I know don't like guns either. But that's because they're loud and kill stuff. They're really apathetic towards the whole gun issue itself. I don't call them out on it because it makes me look like an ass.

 

[sub-moa]

"You managed to ascertain all that from four words she uttered while leaving?"

Pay attention, there might be a test

Actually, it would appear Apuuli included OPs Post #54 to ascertain, quoting the OP: "the study partner clearly has no compunctions about shooting her mouth off and offending people about their religion or interests"

Think you might owe Apuuli an: Oh, I beg your pardon ?

 

[Dr T]

I think that spending quality time with your 4-year old daughter and ignoring your wife's STUDY PARTNER is an excellent choice. Just don't take her to see "Bambi"!;-) When around the study partner, only discuss firearms if directly questioned. She will likely have no questions since she may already know everything about everything (guns, politics, religion, science, etc.), and it has been my experience that such individuals are unteachable until they have had an epiphany.

Help your wife through this trial: She has it much worse than you do.

Note on study partners: In some things, the study partner can make or break your grade. For example, when I did my MBA, we had a group of 4 for a term project. The rule was, that the members of the the study group would assess each others performance. One individual felt that they would provide a significantly smaller effort than the others. After the project, we (the major participants), reported that the slacker only provided an 80% effort. We (three workers) each got a 95%, the slacker only got 80% of that (76%). The project was 80% of the grade. Since a C was tantamount to an F in undergraduate school, this individual was not very happy.

 

[Taniwha]

Next time she comes over you might like to show her this site.
http://www.assaultweaponwatch.com/
It's well funny