For those that routinely carry...

My wife was kind of 50/50 on CC..

..until a guy pulled a knife on us about a year or so ago. Now we both carry almost always and we train and shoot bi-monthly or more. Often my wife will "Frisk" me when we are leaving the house. I usually open carry around the house. I try to keep it covert from friends and relatives but there is always somebody telling me why guns are bad and why "they would never own one" No doubt they are the same people that will be looking for me in a panicked state when the stuff hits the fan.
 
I carry everywhere and everyday. My fiance never carries when she goes out with me, although she has a pistol permit and a Sig 232. I ask her and she says " Thats what I have you for." I would rather she carried more as I have a take home cruiser and take her in it sometimes. The car is a problem magnet and things find me while driving it. If something were to happen she would be hosed if I was out of the picture for some reason. But, at least she can shoot and does own a gun and have permit. She would be shocked if I didn't have a gun on me.
 
I have been out with a few women (including the one I am kinda seein now) who didnt make much fuss about it. Never had one tell me it was them or my gun, or throw a tantrum. Most of them don't really care for firearms, but don't hate them, and would give me a funny look when they saw me put it on, or felt it on me, but it didnt go any farther. I just tell them it goes where I go, I carry it for protection and not to make me feel like a big shot, and if they arent comfortable with me carryin, they don't have to go places with me (very diplomatically, I assure you). I don't push it on them, and most of the time, they forget I have it untill they go to give me a hug or something. After a few dates, they realize, I am not "some wierdo with a gun", and that if needed, it will protect them too.
 
My wife's gotten used to it. Although she's not a liberal moonbat like the rest of the state, she did grow up around here and harbored a slight anti-gun attitude when I first met her. Of course, the more she learned about gun ownership, the attitude seems to have shifted since. I'd say she's indifferent about the whole issue. So long as I'm licensed and fully trained to use my CCW, it doesn't bother her.
 
My wife, (now my ex) carries a bigger gun than I do - and I don't think either of us have been unarmed when out for years.

Now I guess I'll eventually have to get around to finding someone else who likes guns.
 
no, my wife is happy i carry. but then again, she has been interested in guns since we first met. for roughly 15 years, she went deer hunting with me. then, we had kids, then, she got sick. now, she can not take the cold at all. she still shoots in the summer, but no more hunting for her.
 
Very supportive, here............

My DSW, Dear sweet Wife, has a CCW permit and her own sidearms.
She seldom carries when we are here at home together.
But, if I'm gone she carries her weapon, 'til I come Home.
She is very much in favor of my carrying 24/7.
When we are out in the car, she has a weapon along, too.
She only carries 9mm's though.
 
My wife does not like guns, but she does not criticize me for carrying one (or several). On one occasion when we were taking care of someone else's house, she answered a knock at the front door without checking to see who was there. When I questioned her about the lack of caution, she simply stated she knew I was right behind her, armed and ready.
 
The J-frame is an expert's gun. It is not a gun for beginners. It is not a gun for the ambivalent or for those who are not willing to practice intensively. Why so many people want to shove them into beginners' hands is beyond me...
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ROFL! Nobody shoved this into my hands; I bought one when I couldn't find a Ruger SP-101 for love or money earlier this year. The closest equivalent I could find (recommended by a local FFL) was an S&W Model 60. It's my first and (so far) only gun.

It is taking some work to handle well, and I definitely shoot a friend's .22 pistol better. But it's also got a wonderful trigger (heavy and smooth like whipping cream) and is heavy enough that even when I load it with .357 JHP protection rounds, I don't have to struggle to regain control of the gun after the first shot.

I couldn't agree more about practice. I just never thought that *any* gun would be any good without learning to use it and practicing, so it didn't worry me.

BTW, I emailed you a couple of months ago when I was shopping. The Cornered Cats web site is superb. :-)
 
My ex gf thinks I am the dumbest person in the world for carrying a gun and would have a huge change of attitude if I had it on me. She wouldn't let me in her apartment if I had it on me...
 
My girl friend carries her own. She took the class after we first started dating. Her dad was so glad she finaly took the class that he paid for her gun. He was curious as to how I managed to talk her into taking the class. Honestly she did of her own choice. She knew I carred and why. She said she felt a lot safer with me around. She lives in Austin and moved into a not so great neighborhood and asked me how difficult it was to qualify for a CHL. I told her not very hard and we met at the range(I did not tell her there was a class going on that day that I booked her for.) When she got to the range I told her if she wanted to take the class she could and they provided a 9mm with the class. She greatfuly did so. She would think I was loosing it if I did not have my gun on me.
 
Marry a woman who is either a police dispatcher or a woman police officer. Those gals know what evil is out there and they actually LIKE their men to be armed and ready. The other types of women that also prefer to have their men armed are the educated professional women like lawyers and doctors. Too many of those women get threats made towards them by irate people. Imagine being a doctor trying to save a life only to have that person die on you in the middle of your attempts to save them. Along comes the spouse or other loved one who doesn't understand why you couldn't save their loved one's life because they got to the doctor too late for medical help. That spouse then threatens the doctor's well being or personal safety. Same thing for lawyers too. Packing a gun carries with it an immense obligation in a variety of ways as well as the need for certain people to understand why some people carry guns. If the understanding isn't there, then get a different partner.
 
My girlfriend carries 24/7. She's nut a shootin' fool like I am but she definitely sees the advantages of being able to defend herself.
 
When we first got married, . . . my wife kinda tested the waters with some foolish something about guns being dangerous. I really don't remember the exact words I used, . . . but they were sufficient to let her understand that I was not at all prepared to do away with my guns, . . . like it or not.

Fast fwd 40 years, . . . we both have our CHL's. She doesn't carry often, . . . but doesn't second guess my putting on my pants and holster like I do two socks. She even watches for me in case my cover rides up or something.

She also has taken it upon herself to watch others, . . . and finds some sense of accomplishment when she comes home from the grocery and tells me about making some person during the course of her shopping.:eek:

Anyway, . . . may God bless,
Dwight
 
I've had 4 girlfriends since MI went "shall issue" on carry permits. 3 of the 4 like shooting, the last 2 got their carry permits. Current one just got her permit and is getting used to carrying daily. The carry permit gfs both have had incidents in their past and wanted to learn to defend themselves. One of them was attacked by a 12 year old girl in her house and almost died, never discount a boxcutter in the hands of the crazed. My knowing how to use guns and being able to teach her was a big plus for her.
 
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