Is a firearm an appropriate wedding gift?

[RamItOne]

Jerry springer

If she likes firearms and it's a nice firearm then what's wrong with it

I'm not saying buy her a Springfield xd, what if the OP is wealthy and looking at a 150K holland and holland?

 

[TX_QtPi]

WTH? who voted depends on the woman? LOL

All I'm saying it better be a set of his n hers, cause If WE get a present, and it's a gun, and there is only one, you can bet your butt it's NOT gonna be HIS... LOL

and I don't mean no cutesy thing either I want something equal or better to his... but YES, IF you can afford to give it, It MUST be a matching set and IT IS ALWAYS APPROPRIATE!

 

[youngunz4life]

carguy chris and/or edward (posts 26 & 27),

Thx for the heads up...I thought the gifting was legal but I wasn't 100% sure. That wasn't the reason though. The reason is maybe the little OCD in me or the comfort I would have to have a paper trail just in that small case that someone came knocking on my door someday because this gun became infamous somehow.

*I deleted part of that orginal comment before you guys responded...I was planning on gifting him a loaded revolver with a speedloader ready to go next to it as well but maybe that's just a little too much shock and awe for the mama in law. I already know my bro in law loves the firearm though. I mean that's what Chrsitmas is all about....you open up the present and there is the gift of the year looking back at you. That is the same reason why I agree with the wedding present for the OP...this gift is remembered. Heck they won't remember the amount if it's cash but maybe if you write a check, but this wedding gift can provide a healthy service for years and decades to come(as well as give someone a good reason to make this offer).

 

[Justice06RR]

Depends on the woman, but ideally you should not give a woman a firearm for a wedding gift specifically -- unless you know for sure that she really wants one.

If she does, then you picked the right wife!

 

[Gary L. Griffiths]

My wedding gift to my niece last year was a Walther P-22 that she enjoyed shooting on a couple of occasions. She recently told me that having it at home makes her feel safe, especially when her husband is away on business.

 

[youngunz4life]

and that gift gary will be remembered and used over decades probably(and might never have happened if you hadn't have thought of doing it....as in she might not have bought one herself)

 

[mrbatchelor]

Few women would really appreciate it as a wedding present. But after a few years they make great anniversary presents.

Here's what I gave my wife last year.

 

[SHNOMIDO]

Something else now, rifle later.

 

[FloridaVeteran]

A while back I was in a gun shop, looking at the owner's old-guns collection. We got to talking about an outstanding-condition first-generation Colt that he had - a Bisley in what appeared to be a super-rare caliber (he was waiting for a letter from Colt, to confirm). On the inside of one of the grip panels was an inscription that it was a wedding present to the buyer's/owner's wife.

 

[MLeake]

Interestingly, the only post that I've noted to be specifically written by a female said she (the poster) would have been quite happy with a firearm as wedding gift.

Some of the more judgmental posters in this thread might want to consider that.

So, I will say again - it depends on the woman.

 

[bikerbill]

I was going to say you'd left out "Hell, yes!" as a choice, thinking the gun would be for the lucky groom. But you're giving your prospective spouse, who owns one handgun and rarely goes to the range, a rifle as a wedding present? You must have a death wish. Let me tell you about the tornado I unleashed the time I got my first wife a set of Revere Ware pots and pans for an anniversary. Holy Guacamole! Jewelry, dude, and be thankful you asked us professionals for advice ...

 

[CWKahrFan]

I'm getting married Friday, and was going to give her first rifle as a gift.

So... OK OP jj ... It's Saturday... WHAT HAPPENED?

 

[youngunz4life]

bikerbill has the best post so far w/regards to the actual OP. To the OP, don't go down that road(but I guess whatever happened already did). I made the mistake of buying two dogs a a surprise birthday present(yellow lab and chocolate lab). Well, let's jsut say I will Never hear the end of it. Not only did I screw up, I paid $600 for one to be mailed from MN and another $400 to a local dealer so they could be two different litters, different sexes, and 'in love' with each other.

 

[FloridaVeteran]

This is a fun thread.

True story, embellished for entertainment. I've been married a half-century. Wife is 75%, NRA antique (which is good - check the Blue Book), but getting a bit crusty. We didn't exchange presents when getting married back then. Way long ago, when I didn't know squat about anniversaries - in the first of many decades of not knowing squat about anniversaries - I asked my mother what I should get my wife for a gift. She told me, straight-faced, a set of bathroom scales (since we didn't have any), so that's what I got. Fortunately, my wife didn't know how to shoot anything other than a .22 revolver and the only gun I had accessible was a 9mm or a .45. (Note to drones - this is all tongue-in-cheek)

For another event, probably her birthday, my mother suggested I get her a double boiler, which I did. It was received with equal enthusiasm. It's not like it was reciprocal or anything - all I ever wanted was "the usual."

There are only two things I have figured out that you can buy a wife and be certain that they are happy - either you get totally ripped off by buying jewelry (make sure it is exchangeable), or you can bury your manhood and buy some cutesy personalized "Julie, I can't believe I didn't meet you before I was born" picture frame, with flowers and crap all over it, from a Web site that sells them and put some cutesy photo in it. (A compromise might be to giver her the frame with a photo of you and your first trophy rack or turkey in it.) Flowers might buy you time, but they aren't "it." You'll learn that when the answer to "What's wrong?" is "Nothing."

Since I still don't know what the right wedding gift for a spouse is, I'd consider the rifle, bought from a local dealer, with a written note that it is exchangeable for another gun or stuff from the shop. That way, she gets to choose, you tried your best, and everybody waits for the next anniversary. The only do-not-ever-do is to buy her a scope for a rifle she doesn't own yet. That would be a really bad move. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[pnac]

I made the mistake of buying two dogs a a surprise birthday present

I had to reread that twice. It looked like "two dogs" might be a pet name for your wife!
Now that would be a girl with a sense of humor!

 

[Sure Shot Mc Gee]

Privately between you two on your wedding day.. yes.-- Wedding Reception. I'd say not. Some of your guests just may be offended by the presents of a weapon openly around their children or themselves. No need to upset a few friends & family over your good intentions. It's your wedding reception and do as you please. But a firearm given as present by a Groom to his Bride in front of their guests. I don't believe would be considered good etiquette at a Formal Wedding Reception. On the other hand a 63-68 Corvette Roadster would be considered an excellent wedding day gift by all at your wedding reception.

 

[youngunz4life]

pnac

I had to reread that twice. It looked like "two dogs" might be a pet name for your wife!
Now that would be a girl with a sense of humor!

my buddy's name in the army was "two babies" ...i don't know if you have seen army uniforms up close but they have individual names on them. Two Babies was the name on his uniform. I knew another guy named 'runs with a knife' too