LockedBreech
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Guns aren't my girl's favorite thing, but she let me teach her to shoot mine just in case and she is fully aware that guns are part of the package.
Spouses and guns in the house and Guns in general
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My wife knew it was a package deal... me and my guns and motorcycles.
She doesn't really care one foop for firearms... no interest at all. But she is glad I carry, because she is interested in living long enough to irritate our daughter when she gets older.
She has actually talked me out of selling some of my guns, she's pretty smart that way. And she lets me keep all my gear, bug out gear, ammo locker, gun safe, range cans and other nonsense in the master closet. She cleaned out half of her scrapbooking stuff so I could build an indoor loading bench... and have pretty much taken that room over.
She doesn't really care one foop for firearms... no interest at all. But she is glad I carry, because she is interested in living long enough to irritate our daughter when she gets older.
She has actually talked me out of selling some of my guns, she's pretty smart that way. And she lets me keep all my gear, bug out gear, ammo locker, gun safe, range cans and other nonsense in the master closet. She cleaned out half of her scrapbooking stuff so I could build an indoor loading bench... and have pretty much taken that room over.
Edward429451
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I wanted to know where she stood on gun issues and didn't want to wait so I made our first date a picnic to the country to shoot 22's. She had never shot a gun before, but being a woman she liked the feeling of power so started liking guns right away.
Buying guns for her family became a tradition of sorts and we bought her dad a Redhawk and a 10/22.
Buying guns for her family became a tradition of sorts and we bought her dad a Redhawk and a 10/22.
We keep guns in the house. My wife will often ask me if I need some ammo when we are in town. She doesn't shoot much but she does like to see a well stocked ammo box.
My mother on the other hand had a fit about my Dad's pistols after he died. He had his pistol which he carried from Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge and another one. After Dad passed somehow I'd forgotten about them. Weeks or months later I remembered to ask her where they were. She'd called the local police to come and get them. Frankly I was dumbstruck and asked her why she did that. She told me she couldn't have something as dangerous as a pistol in the house. My mother had succumbed to all the garbage the anti gun people had put in her head. I never mentioned it to her again but to this day I'm still upset over what she did. Oh well, such is life.
My mother on the other hand had a fit about my Dad's pistols after he died. He had his pistol which he carried from Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge and another one. After Dad passed somehow I'd forgotten about them. Weeks or months later I remembered to ask her where they were. She'd called the local police to come and get them. Frankly I was dumbstruck and asked her why she did that. She told me she couldn't have something as dangerous as a pistol in the house. My mother had succumbed to all the garbage the anti gun people had put in her head. I never mentioned it to her again but to this day I'm still upset over what she did. Oh well, such is life.
dabigguns357
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I keep my guns in my house and my wife keeps her guns in my house.
It only makes sense,we both carry.
It only makes sense,we both carry.
We discuss expenditures over $100, regardless of the purpose. That aside, here's how it usually goes.
I find gun, haggle and buy it or swap for it.
Bring it home & show it to Peg, if she wasn't along at the time.
Soon after, she handles and shoots it, gives her opinion.
Often this is "Wow! I like this. Can you find me one?"
"Think I just did."
Shopping again...
On the general topic- responsible gun ownership is a Constitutional right; self defense is a human right. I wouldn't tell anybody where to go to church- or to go at all, if they weren't so inclined. Conversely, I won't put up with anyone telling me I can't keep guns in my house. It'd be a deal-killer for sure.
I find gun, haggle and buy it or swap for it.
Bring it home & show it to Peg, if she wasn't along at the time.
Soon after, she handles and shoots it, gives her opinion.
Often this is "Wow! I like this. Can you find me one?"
"Think I just did."
Shopping again...
On the general topic- responsible gun ownership is a Constitutional right; self defense is a human right. I wouldn't tell anybody where to go to church- or to go at all, if they weren't so inclined. Conversely, I won't put up with anyone telling me I can't keep guns in my house. It'd be a deal-killer for sure.
rantingredneck
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My wife has never had a problem with me owning guns. She herself never had much of an interest in them.
Over the course of the last couple of years she's become more interested in self-defense. A couple of things prompted this.......
A couple of years ago, one of our friends experienced a home invasion and attempted sexual assault while she was home. She was able to fight the attacker off with a baseball bat, but she got a minor stab wound for her trouble along with the emotional trauma involved in an incident like that. At that point my wife asked that I put a pistol in a quick access safe for her use at home. I purchased a 3" SP101. We went to the range for familiarization. She was already familiar with the design and function as she'd shot my 2.25" SP101 and my 4" .22LR SP101, but this was her gun and she needed to shoot it. It's now loaded with .38+P JHP's.
I finally cajoled her into taking the NC Concealed Carry class last year and getting her permit in January of this year.
Then about six months ago she had a problem with a co-worker at her office. He got a little "stalkerish". I won't go into details about that situation beyond saying that I had to purchase another SP101 for her to carry. It generally rides in her console, but it gives her defensive capabilities while away from the house.
I wish I could get her to go shoot more, I wish I could get her to carry on her person more. I generally get her to the range once or twice a year. I have a membership at the local gun club and she could go with me anytime she wants as I generally shoot at least weekly. Aside from those two things (wanting her to shoot more and carry on her person), I don't have much to complain about.
Over the course of the last couple of years she's become more interested in self-defense. A couple of things prompted this.......
A couple of years ago, one of our friends experienced a home invasion and attempted sexual assault while she was home. She was able to fight the attacker off with a baseball bat, but she got a minor stab wound for her trouble along with the emotional trauma involved in an incident like that. At that point my wife asked that I put a pistol in a quick access safe for her use at home. I purchased a 3" SP101. We went to the range for familiarization. She was already familiar with the design and function as she'd shot my 2.25" SP101 and my 4" .22LR SP101, but this was her gun and she needed to shoot it. It's now loaded with .38+P JHP's.
I finally cajoled her into taking the NC Concealed Carry class last year and getting her permit in January of this year.
Then about six months ago she had a problem with a co-worker at her office. He got a little "stalkerish". I won't go into details about that situation beyond saying that I had to purchase another SP101 for her to carry. It generally rides in her console, but it gives her defensive capabilities while away from the house.
I wish I could get her to go shoot more, I wish I could get her to carry on her person more. I generally get her to the range once or twice a year. I have a membership at the local gun club and she could go with me anytime she wants as I generally shoot at least weekly. Aside from those two things (wanting her to shoot more and carry on her person), I don't have much to complain about.
No, no problems at all. All of the guns are stored in the house. I even have a small room/ workshop that has a custom gun cabinet and work space in it (cleaning, reloading, ect). I also keep a Cougar in the bedroom (the gun, not the cat - hehe). These days, my wife is glad I have it there. The biggest thing was starting small (1st gun was the venerable .22 Magnum rifle) and then growing gradually always keeping the household budget in mind. That's about 2 guns a year for me.
Any man who ever thinks he will end up married some day MUST own the following BEFORE you pop the question:
Guns - not just one, but one of each kind of anything you might want to buy in the future. If you have guns and she says "yes" - that means she's saying "yes" to more guns in the future (but, it might cost you....)
Machinegun - much easier to get that sign-off (for those that can still get sign-off's) if you aren't married. Just take my word on this.
Motorcycle - doesn't matter if it runs or not - you just better have one sitting in the garage if even think you will want one in the future.
Car with only 2 seats in it - enjoy it while you can, because once you're married, that will be the first to go - (you get to keep the guns and motorcycle, though
)
Tools used for making stuff - sanders, saws, bench mill, lathe, grinders, etc. The only tools you can buy after marriage are tools for fixing stuff and yard work.
Don't forget - after marriage, the man only gets to use 1/4 of the garage square feet; wife gets the other 3/4ths. That means your motorcycle and some of your tools get to stay - your 2-seater sports car convertible gets to bake out in the hot sun, buried with leaves in fall, and iced up in winter.....not long before that gets replaced by a 4-door sedan anyway.
Guns - not just one, but one of each kind of anything you might want to buy in the future. If you have guns and she says "yes" - that means she's saying "yes" to more guns in the future (but, it might cost you....)
Machinegun - much easier to get that sign-off (for those that can still get sign-off's) if you aren't married. Just take my word on this.
Motorcycle - doesn't matter if it runs or not - you just better have one sitting in the garage if even think you will want one in the future.
Car with only 2 seats in it - enjoy it while you can, because once you're married, that will be the first to go - (you get to keep the guns and motorcycle, though
)Tools used for making stuff - sanders, saws, bench mill, lathe, grinders, etc. The only tools you can buy after marriage are tools for fixing stuff and yard work.
Don't forget - after marriage, the man only gets to use 1/4 of the garage square feet; wife gets the other 3/4ths. That means your motorcycle and some of your tools get to stay - your 2-seater sports car convertible gets to bake out in the hot sun, buried with leaves in fall, and iced up in winter.....not long before that gets replaced by a 4-door sedan anyway.
My wife is completely supportive of my owning handguns. She sees my carry pistol as one of the steps I take to assure her safety and security, including the security of having me survive to continue in my role as husband and father and provider. She is not as much of a handgun enthusiast as I am, and does not carry concealed, but I don't doubt her ability to use my pistols effectively if the need arose.
To address the poll, there is not and never has been a question of whether my handguns could be in the house, in no small part because she knows that I am fully committed to storing them properly.
To address the poll, there is not and never has been a question of whether my handguns could be in the house, in no small part because she knows that I am fully committed to storing them properly.
warrior poet
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The GF (old friends her and I, 20+ years, just never dated before) are both divorced and we both shoot. The only question she has at any new gun is, "When can I shoot it?"
To be perfectly honest, she keeps (and cleans and maintains) my guns for me when I am deployed. Something very cool about a girl who likes the smell of gun oil and Hoppe's #9.
To be perfectly honest, she keeps (and cleans and maintains) my guns for me when I am deployed. Something very cool about a girl who likes the smell of gun oil and Hoppe's #9.
Onward Allusion
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Heh, I had one like that - can't keep guns in the house, even in a safe...
I traded her in...
I traded her in...
The trick is finding the right mate.
Mine is a good example. Years ago, had a friend whose wife was also a good one.
My friend had dropped out of flight training due to vertigo; didn't know he'd have it until he got into the air. Ended up going USMC armor, evenutally...
But a few years later he was thinking about trying to take private flying lessons, maybe building or buying a small plane. (My friend was the ambitious type; youngest licensed EMT in Florida, back in the 80's; honor grad from TBS, etc.)
His wife thought this was a very bad idea, due to the vertigo issue (and I agreed). However, my friend was, on top of everything else he did, a volunteer firefighter. So his wife suggested that instead of a plane, he buy and refurbish a vintage fire truck. He ended up with a very nice 1934 ladder truck. His department uses it in parades.
Neither his wife nor mine have any problems with firearms.
Mine is a good example. Years ago, had a friend whose wife was also a good one.
My friend had dropped out of flight training due to vertigo; didn't know he'd have it until he got into the air. Ended up going USMC armor, evenutally...
But a few years later he was thinking about trying to take private flying lessons, maybe building or buying a small plane. (My friend was the ambitious type; youngest licensed EMT in Florida, back in the 80's; honor grad from TBS, etc.)
His wife thought this was a very bad idea, due to the vertigo issue (and I agreed). However, my friend was, on top of everything else he did, a volunteer firefighter. So his wife suggested that instead of a plane, he buy and refurbish a vintage fire truck. He ended up with a very nice 1934 ladder truck. His department uses it in parades.
Neither his wife nor mine have any problems with firearms.